Marguerite REMY dite BELLEFLEUR

(b. abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Marguerite REMY dite BELLEFLEUR was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite REMY dite BELLEFLEUR was the child of Leopold REMY dit BELLEFLEUR and Marie-Angélique TRUDEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas TRUDEL and Claire TARDIF

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

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN 10 January 1791 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN was born 18 February 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) and Marie LAMOUREUX.

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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