François
GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS
(b.
20 January 1766
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 July 1848
,
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East
)
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François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was born 20 January 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was the child of François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Geneviève HAINS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph HAINS and Geneviève VAILLANCOURTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève HAMEL 3 August 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève HAMEL was born 10 February 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Geneviève died 15 May 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Geneviève was the child of Joseph HAMEL and Marie-Louise ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS died 29 July 1848 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of François 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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