Jean-Laurent
MATTE dit ST-MICHEL
(b.
15 December 1767
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
27 February 1776
,
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Laurent MATTE dit ST-MICHEL was born 15 December 1767 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Laurent MATTE dit ST-MICHEL was the child of Michel MATTE and Marie-Francoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) François THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Veronique SERAT dite COQUILLARDJean-Laurent MATTE dit ST-MICHEL died 27 February 1776 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, 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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1767 Birth 15 December 1767
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1776 Death 27 February 1776
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 8.
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