Madeleine
BILLY dite COURVILLE
(b.
8 April 1724
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
28 March 1808
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine BILLY dite COURVILLE was born 8 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Madeleine BILLY dite COURVILLE was the child of Michel BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite-Renee BREARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE) (maternal) Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Pierre PETIT dit CHARPENTIER 17 August 1761 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre PETIT dit CHARPENTIER was born 25 January 1719 in Le Pelleren, Loire-Atlantique, France. Pierre died 24 April 1806 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada.
Madeleine BILLY dite COURVILLE died 28 March 1808 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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