Joseph-Etienne
COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dit PRÉVILLE
(b.
14 April 1738
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
10 February 1788
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Etienne COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dit PRÉVILLE was born 14 April 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph-Etienne COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dit PRÉVILLE was the child of Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER (maternal) Jean DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and Marie Françoise PETRONILLE DANDONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Etienne married Elisabeth MAILLOUX 10 January 1774 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth MAILLOUX was born 18 July 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth died 22 November 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre MAILLOUX and Suzanne GRENET.
Joseph-Etienne COTNOIR (COTTENOIR) dit PRÉVILLE died 10 February 1788 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.
m. Mailloux Elisabeth
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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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