Jean Baptiste
JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS
(b.
abt. 1722
,
England
d.
3 April 1789
,
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born abt. 1722 in England
Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Marie-Josephte GERVAIS 20 November 1757 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 12 April 1740 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephte died 25 October 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis-Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GENDRON.
Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS died 3 April 1789 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Jean-Baptiste Jacob and Mary Serrow
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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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