Basile MORIN dit VALCOURT

(b. abt. 1732 , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 November 1784 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile MORIN dit VALCOURT was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada

Basile MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Jean-François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marguerite ISABEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Noel MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marguerite ROUSSEAU (maternal) Marc ISABEL and Marguerite LEMELIN

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

Basile married Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 February 1771 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 19 June 1750 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Madeleine died 27 March 1826 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Anne MORIN.

Basile MORIN dit VALCOURT died 11 November 1784 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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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