Esther
HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD
(b.
19 August 1780
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 October 1843
,
Saint-Ours, Canada East
)
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Esther HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD was born 19 August 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Esther HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD was the child of Joseph Louis HOUATTE dit ST-GODARD and Therese HOUDE (HOULE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HOUATTE dit ST-GODARD and Marguerite GUERIN (maternal) Joseph-Pierre HOUDE and Marie-Angelique MARION dite FONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther married Paul NAULT 12 November 1798 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Paul NAULT was born 16 November 1776 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Paul died 1 October 1837 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Paul was the child of René NAULT and Veronique MATHIEU.
Esther HOUATTE dite ST-GODARD died 20 October 1843 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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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