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François TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 17 February 1767 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
François TALBOT dit GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Damien TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Angélique RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Barbe FORTIN (maternal) Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 4 November 1793 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 2 July 1774 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Euphrosine died 18 August 1819 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Euphrosine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Isabelle BEAUDET.
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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