François
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
19 February 1702
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
16 November 1771
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 19 February 1702 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
François MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Madeleine NORMAND (maternal) Vincent CHAMAILLARD and Catherine RENUSSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Genevieve BOSSE 14 January 1726 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BOSSE was born 6 November 1705 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Genevieve was the child of Louis BOSSE and Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD.
François MORIN dit VALCOURT died 16 November 1771 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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