Jean-Baptiste
GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE
(b.
abt. 1797
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
26 January 1842
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born abt. 1797 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Angélique PAQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL (maternal) Jean-François PAQUET and Angélique DEMERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BOUCHER 24 July 1821 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUCHER was born 9 September 1804 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 20 April 1889 in St-Romuald-d'Etchemin, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Augustin-Christophe BOUCHER and Marguerite MARION.
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 26 January 1842 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East .
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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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