Jean
RAYMOND dit PHOCAS
(b.
abt. 1716
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
17 November 1766
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Jean RAYMOND dit PHOCAS was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean RAYMOND dit PHOCAS was the child of Romain RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Thérèse ST-PIERRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 11 June 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve was the child of Pierre HUDON and Claire PARADIS.
Jean RAYMOND dit PHOCAS died 17 November 1766 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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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