Amanda BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

(b. abt. 1850 , Beloeil, Canada East d. 1 August 1926 , Killingly, Connecticut, USA )

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Amanda BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was born abt. 1850 in Beloeil, Canada East

Amanda BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) and Julienne ADAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) and Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (maternal) François-Xavier ADAM and Apoline DESAUTELS

Amanda was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1895.

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

Amanda married Joseph-Misaël DESAUTELS 13 November 1871 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Misaël DESAUTELS was born abt. 1850 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Misaël was the child of Joseph DESAUTELS and Louise BOUSQUET.

Amanda BLANCHARD dite RENAUD died 1 August 1926 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA .
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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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