Jean-Baptiste
CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL
(b.
20 March 1697
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
3 June 1767
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 20 March 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BONIN 3 February 1728 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite BONIN was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 6 January 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Elisabeth EMERY.
Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL died 3 June 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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