Catherine BABY dite CHENNEVILLE

(b. abt. 1747 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 April 1784 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine BABY dite CHENNEVILLE was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine BABY dite CHENNEVILLE was the child of Joseph-Augustin BABY dit CHENNEVILLE and Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois-Etienne BABIE dit CHENNEVILLE and Marguerite CREVIER (maternal) Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

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

Catherine married Christophe SANGUINET 14 February 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Christophe SANGUINET was born 16 October 1736 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Christophe died 7 December 1809 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Christophe was the child of Simon SANGUINET and Angélique LEFEBVRE.

Catherine BABY dite CHENNEVILLE died 1 April 1784 in Montréal, 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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