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Marie-Josephe BLAIN dite HABELIN was born 28 August 1747 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe BLAIN dite HABELIN was the child of Louis-Herman BLAIN and Josephte PETIT dite CHAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU) (maternal) Nicolas PETIT and Michele CHAUVINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Constant BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 27 January 1769 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Constant BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 13 April 1750 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Constant died 12 April 1802 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Constant was the child of Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Suzanne CHRISTIN.
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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