Theodore
GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN
(b.
10 May 1727
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
1 February 1800
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was born 10 May 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was the child of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE and Françoise LOISEAU (maternal) Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Theodore married Marguerite RONDEAU 20 August 1753 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite RONDEAU was born 4 November 1730 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite died 5 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Joseph RONDEAU and Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFOND.
Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN died 1 February 1800 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Theodore 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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