Geneviève
BOUCHARD dite DORVAL
(b.
5 January 1728
,
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Geneviève BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 5 January 1728 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER (maternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Madeleine PICHETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre ROY 11 August 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Pierre ROY was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Noel ROY and Marguerite RABOUIN.
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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