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Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS was born 23 March 1734 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Pierre AUBIN dit PARADIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUBIN and Elisabeth CHAINE dite LAGARENNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre AUBIN and Marie PARADIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE and Élisabeth BOUCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Charlotte DEMERS 13 July 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . Charlotte DEMERS was born 31 October 1741 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Charlotte died 8 October 1762 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Charlotte was the child of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND.
Pierre married (2) Catherine GENEREUX 17 November 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine GENEREUX was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE).
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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