Josephte
HOUDE dite GERVAIS
(b.
21 April 1732
,
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
d.
24 April 1790
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Josephte HOUDE dite GERVAIS was born 21 April 1732 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Josephte HOUDE dite GERVAIS was the child of Louis HOUDE and Marie-Agnes LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS (maternal) Michel LEMAY and Catherine JOBINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Jean-Baptiste GRENIER 30 August 1751 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste GRENIER was born 8 October 1728 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) and Angélique-Marie-Charles HAMEL.
Josephte HOUDE dite GERVAIS died 24 April 1790 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Josephte 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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