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Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE was born 12 October 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse MARET dite LEPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie PAGÉ (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thérèse married François-René GATIEN 16 September 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-René GATIEN was born 25 July 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François-René died 19 November 1789 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François-René was the child of François-Lucien GATIEN and Agathe LEDUC.
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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