Joseph
FOURNIER dit BELVAL
(b.
abt. 1769
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
16 September 1806
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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FOURNIER dit BELVAL Family Genealogy
Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY (maternal) Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Josephe RIPAULT
Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL died 16 September 1806 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
Occupation: Cultivateur
m. Coubronne Josette
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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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? The oldest grocery store in North America is in Quebec City.
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)
1806 Death
16 September 1806
Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
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