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Jean-Baptiste GUÉRET dit DUMONT was born 11 July 1743 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRET dit DUMONT was the child of Joseph-Simon GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Claire BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Anne-Jeanne TARDIF (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Angelique BERUBE 14 July 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique BERUBE was born 2 June 1741 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angelique died 9 February 1802 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Angelique was the child of François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE.
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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