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Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC was born 10 February 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC was the child of Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GLADU dit COGNAC and Louise COSMOUETTE (maternal) Joseph GRÉGOIRE and Marie MARCOTTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Clemence married Louis GAUTHIER 15 January 1759 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Louis GAUTHIER was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 1 June 1790 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY.
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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