Catherine
LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS
(b.
2 September 1727
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
22 March 1790
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS was born 2 September 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS) and Catherine BARABÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEFRANCOIS dit LEPAGE and Marie-Madeleine TOUSIGNANT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Thérèse BOUVIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married François MILLET 10 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MILLET was born 16 January 1733 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Francois MILLET and Catherine-Genevieve LEDUC.
Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS died 22 March 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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