Charlotte
GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE
(b.
22 March 1755
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
15 December 1805
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Charlotte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 22 March 1755 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Charlotte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was the child of Joseph-Prisque GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Marie-Ursule OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Marie-Therese LESSARD (maternal) Jean-Bernard OUELLET and Marie-Reine JEANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charlotte married Leon GAGNON 11 February 1782 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leon GAGNON was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Leon died 14 April 1841 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Leon was the child of Charles-Francois GAGNON and Josephte PELLETIER.
Charlotte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE died 15 December 1805 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Charlotte 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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