Therese
CAYA dite COURCHESNE
(b.
24 February 1798
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
d.
28 December 1841
,
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
)
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Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE was born 24 February 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE was the child of Joseph CAYA and Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC (maternal) Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Françoise CHORETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN 26 February 1827 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 29 September 1803 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Antoine died 13 May 1892 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Antoine was the child of Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Jeanne-Anne PÉTRIN.
Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE died 28 December 1841 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
m. St-Germain Antoine
Details of the family tree of Therese 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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