Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM

(b. abt. 1809 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM was born abt. 1809 in Québec Province, Canada

Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM was the child of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) and Charlotte SEDINOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS and Madeleine SEGUIN (maternal) Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE and Archange CHEVAUDIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Henriette married Jean-Baptiste FAVREAU 27 October 1829 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FAVREAU was born 20 September 1797 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine FAVREAU and Apolline LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.

daughter of Francois Thomas dit William and Charlotte Sedilot

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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