François
COMTOIS dit ROUSSE
(b.
11 October 1774
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 May 1835
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE was born 11 October 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE was the child of Hugues ROUSSE dit COMTOIS and Apolline-Madeleine BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Luc BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Madeleine HORSON dite PISCINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Louise DUBE 26 August 1799 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DUBE was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of François-Marie DUBE and Marie-Louise HOUDE.
François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE died 15 May 1835 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of François 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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