Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD

(b. abt. 1720 , France d. 24 July 1764 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD was born abt. 1720 in France

Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Catherine JOLLIET 11 October 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Catherine JOLLIET was born 20 April 1714 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Catherine died 31 December 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON.

Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD died 24 July 1764 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Nicolas Arnaud and Thérèse Bisson

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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