Joseph
OUILEM dit THOMAS
(b.
31 August 1720
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
12 February 1770
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS was born 31 August 1720 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS was the child of Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Denis VERONNEAU and Catherine GUERTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine SEGUIN 21 February 1746 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine SEGUIN was born 29 November 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine died 24 February 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLE.
Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS died 12 February 1770 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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