Jean-Francois
MAGNAN dit MIGNIER
(b.
19 August 1712
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
9 August 1785
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Francois MAGNAN dit MIGNIER was born 19 August 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Francois MAGNAN dit MIGNIER was the child of Germain MAGNAN and Marie DERY (D'HERY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MAGNAN and Ambroise DOIGT (DOIGHT) (maternal) Maurice DERY (D'HERY) and Madeleine PHILIPPEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Louise-Agnes LEROUX 16 January 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louise-Agnes LEROUX was born 31 May 1720 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louise-Agnes died 10 October 1804 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louise-Agnes was the child of Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET).
Jean-Francois MAGNAN dit MIGNIER died 9 August 1785 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-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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