Martin DOYER dit SAVAL

(b. abt. 1723 , France d. 20 May 1798 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Martin DOYER dit SAVAL was born abt. 1723 in France

Martin DOYER dit SAVAL was the child of ? and ?

Martin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1751.

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

Martin married Marie-Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) 5 November 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte CASSE (LACASSE) was born 21 October 1718 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Charlotte died 18 November 1788 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLEE.

Martin DOYER dit SAVAL died 20 May 1798 in Québec, Lower Canada .

son of Jean Doyer dit Saval and Marie Dehaly

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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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