Marie-Helene
GROMELIN dite LAFORME
(b.
29 December 1701
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
d.
11 September 1763
,
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME was born 29 December 1701 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME was the child of Noel GROMELIN dit LAFORME and Marie BALAN dite LACOMBE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Helene married Pierre ELIE dit BRETON 30 July 1722 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre ELIE dit BRETON was born 2 February 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 21 October 1760 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean ELIE dit BRETON and Jeanne LABBE.
Marie-Helene GROMELIN dite LAFORME died 11 September 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Helene 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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