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Francois HAREL dit DESPOINTES was born 18 May 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Francois HAREL dit DESPOINTES was the child of François HAREL and Marie-Angélique BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER (maternal) Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) and Marie-Angélique CHAPACOUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Cecile THAUMUR 16 August 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Cecile THAUMUR was born 28 February 1710 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Cecile died 22 July 1798 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Cecile was the child of Dominique THAUMUR and Jeanne PRUD'HOMME.
m. Thaumur Cecile
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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