François
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
30 September 1748
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
23 September 1826
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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François MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 30 September 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
François MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Claude-Joseph MORIN and Marie GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MORIN and Agnes BOUCHARD (maternal) François GAGNÉ and Elisabeth LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne MICHAUD 19 October 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MICHAUD was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 8 June 1832 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET.
François MORIN dit VALCOURT died 23 September 1826 in Kamouraska, Lower 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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