François
WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)
(b.
29 August 1749
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
29 July 1827
,
Boucherville, Lower Canada
)
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François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) was born 29 August 1749 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) was the child of Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS and Madeleine SEGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU (maternal) Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Charlotte SEDINOT 23 July 1792 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte SEDINOT was born 29 January 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 2 March 1847 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charlotte was the child of Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE and Archange CHEVAUDIER.
François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) died 29 July 1827 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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