Marguerite
BENOIT dite ABEL
(b.
19 July 1750
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
29 January 1783
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was born 19 July 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL was the child of Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL and Marguerite MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Marie PAQUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Antoine HAMEL 23 October 1775 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine HAMEL was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine died 10 October 1822 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Therese LEMAY dite POUDRIER.
Marguerite BENOIT dite ABEL died 29 January 1783 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada.
m. Hamel Antoine
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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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