Marie-Catherine-Thérèse
POISSON dite GENTILLY
(b.
17 March 1739
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
23 July 1803
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY was born 17 March 1739 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY was the child of Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY and Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY (maternal) René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine-Thérèse married Joseph ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX 12 October 1761 in Champlain, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX was born 1 November 1729 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph was the child of Jean ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Anne BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE.
Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY died 23 July 1803 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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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