David
BENAC dit CHARTIER
(b.
10 December 1829
,
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
8 February 1858
,
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
)
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David BENAC dit CHARTIER was born 10 December 1829 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
David BENAC dit CHARTIER was the child of Charles-David BENAC dit CHARTIER and Clotilde GELINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BENAC dit CHARTIER and Louise LAVOIE (maternal) Louis-Daniel GELINEAU and Marie-Charlotte TESSIER dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
David married Elmire HEBERT 27 April 1852 in L'Acadie, Canada East . Elmire HEBERT was born 7 August 1833 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Elmire was the child of Simon HÉBERT and Sophie DUFAULT.
David BENAC dit CHARTIER died 8 February 1858 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East .
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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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