Françoise
PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME
(b.
12 March 1741
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
15 May 1814
,
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
)
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Françoise PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME was born 12 March 1741 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Françoise PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME and Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU (maternal) Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME and Simone BLANCHETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise married Louis CHAMPOUX 9 February 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louis CHAMPOUX was born 3 August 1741 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Louis was the child of Louis CHAMPOUX and Charlotte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE.
Françoise PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME died 15 May 1814 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Françoise 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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