Marie
DANIEL dite THOMAS
(b.
30 March 1740
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
9 December 1805
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
)
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Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was born 30 March 1740 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel THOMAS and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER (maternal) Andre THERRIEN and Catherine-Marie CHARLAND dite FRANCOEURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND 22 November 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was born 7 February 1712 in Champey, France. Pierre died 10 April 1791 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS died 9 December 1805 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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