Simon-Denis
PLEAU dit BELLEAU
(b.
4 December 1682
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
23 December 1749
,
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
)
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Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU was born 4 December 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU was the child of Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Julien CONSTANTINEAU and Marie LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Simon-Denis married Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE 11 November 1720 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 21 February 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise died 9 December 1760 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Françoise was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU.
Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU died 23 December 1749 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Simon-Denis 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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