Jean-Baptiste
CAILLE dit BISCORNET
(b.
May 12, 1778
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
June 14, 1839
,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
)
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Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET was born May 12, 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Angélique DENIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Charlotte GOYAU dite LAGARDE (maternal) Antoine DENIGER and Marie-Marguerite RIVETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Josephte SMITH 29 September 1800 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte SMITH was born 20 November 1783 in Connecticut, USA. Josephte died 4 February 1833 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte was the child of John SMITH and Anastasie HÉBERT.
Jean-Baptiste CAILLE dit BISCORNET died June 14, 1839 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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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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