Antoine
DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE
(b.
16 November 1738
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
23 September 1820
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE was born 16 November 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE was the child of Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie-Veronique PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Marie VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Louise ROUSSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Genevieve FORTIN 14 February 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Genevieve FORTIN was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve was the child of Joseph-Eustache FORTIN and Marthe BERNIER.
Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE died 23 September 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine appear below.
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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