Francois
BENOIT dit ABEL
(b.
12 August 1754
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
2 October 1833
,
Lotbinière, Lower Canada
)
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Francois BENOIT dit ABEL was born 12 August 1754 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Francois BENOIT dit 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):
Francois married Charlotte GAUTHIER 11 November 1776 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte GAUTHIER was born 31 May 1756 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 13 December 1805 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Charlotte was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL.
Francois married (2) Marie-Roger BLANCHET 29 September 1807 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada . Marie-Roger BLANCHET was born 25 March 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Roger died 19 September 1846 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Roger was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER.
Francois BENOIT dit ABEL died 2 October 1833 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada .
m. Blanchet Marie-Roger
m. Gauthier Charlotte
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.
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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