Michel BILLY dit ST-LOUIS (3 May 1723-17 November 1757) Généalogie Québec

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Michel BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

(b. 3 May 1723 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1757 , Sorel, Canada, New France )

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Michel BILLY dit ST-LOUIS was born 3 May 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Michel BILLY dit ST-LOUIS was the child of Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE) (maternal) Daniel NORMANDIN and Marie-Louise HAYOT

Michel BILLY dit ST-LOUIS died 17 November 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France .

m. Bernard Josephte

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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? Throughout 17th century Quebec, it was not uncommon to see older men marrying young girls. Such unions were auhtorized because women were, for a long time, far less numerous than men in the colony.

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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A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

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