Joseph-Michel
LEBRET dit ST-AMAND
(b.
10 June 1745
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
10 February 1828
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Michel LEBRET dit ST-AMAND was born 10 June 1745 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Joseph-Michel LEBRET dit ST-AMAND was the child of Michel LEBRET dit ST-AMAND and Catherine GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Michel married Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 January 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 8 June 1745 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Catherine was the child of Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS.
Joseph-Michel LEBRET dit ST-AMAND died 10 February 1828 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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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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