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Antoine AUTHIER dit DELISLE was born 26 February 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Antoine AUTHIER dit DELISLE was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Geneviève GROINIER dite MÉTIVIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Marguerite-Marie MASSON dite DUTREMBLE (maternal) Jean GROINIER dit MÉTIVIER and Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Angélique-Judith CHAGNON dite LAROSE 2 March 1778 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique-Judith CHAGNON dite LAROSE was born 17 March 1757 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Angélique-Judith was the child of Pierre CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Judith-Angelique LUSSIER.
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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