Antoine
PETIT dit CHARPENTIER
(b.
28 August 1763
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 May 1858
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East
)
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Antoine PETIT dit CHARPENTIER was born 28 August 1763 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine PETIT dit CHARPENTIER was the child of Pierre PETIT dit CHARPENTIER and Madeleine BILLY dite COURVILLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite-Renee BREARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Brigitte BARIL 8 February 1790 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte BARIL was born 16 May 1762 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Brigitte died 28 December 1828 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Brigitte was the child of Antoine BARIL and Elisabeth MAILLOT.
Antoine PETIT dit CHARPENTIER died 15 May 1858 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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