Catherine-Josephe
TROTTIER dite VALCOURT
(b.
8 January 1714
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
27 January 1790
,
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine-Josephe TROTTIER dite VALCOURT was born 8 January 1714 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Catherine-Josephe TROTTIER dite VALCOURT was the child of Pierre TROTTIER and Jeanne MERCEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TROTTIER and Suzanne MIGAUD (MICHAUD) (maternal) Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette DANDONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine-Josephe married Claude DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE 20 November 1735 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Claude DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was born 2 May 1712 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Claude died 18 January 1750 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Claude was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.
Catherine-Josephe TROTTIER dite VALCOURT died 27 January 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine-Josephe appear below.
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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