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Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE was born 7 May 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE was the child of Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Elisabeth LARELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) (maternal) André-Julien LARELLE and Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 14 October 1823 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 29 February 1796 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Euphrosine died 19 July 1850 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Euphrosine was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève VANDAL.
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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