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Agathe HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was born 19 April 1764 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was the child of Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS and Agathe CHAPUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARION (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHAPUT and Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Agathe married Amable MAZURET dit LAPIERRE 1 July 1782 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Amable MAZURET dit LAPIERRE was born 4 June 1755 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Amable died 19 April 1815 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Amable was the child of Andre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Elisabeth PION dite LAFONTAINE.
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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