Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ

(b. 8 December 1739 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1810 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 8 December 1739 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene COTTRET and Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Elizabeth LEMIRE 15 April 1765 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth LEMIRE was born abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Elizabeth died 20 June 1825 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Elizabeth was the child of Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE and Isabelle THIBODEAU.

Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ died 12 March 1810 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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