Catherine
CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
(b.
21 October 1805
,
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
d.
21 January 1846
,
Yamachiche, Canada East
)
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Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 21 October 1805 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Gertrude GRENONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Olivier DUCHEMIN 6 May 1822 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olivier DUCHEMIN was born 26 October 1799 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Olivier died 25 January 1869 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Olivier was the child of François DUCHEMIN and Marie-Louise MARCOTTE.
Catherine CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE died 21 January 1846 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
m. Duchemin Olivier
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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