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François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 16 February 1750 in Repentigny, Canada, New France
François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) (maternal) Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARIONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Louise HUPPÉ 3 July 1769 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise HUPPÉ was born 12 May 1752 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Louise was the child of Charles HUPPÉ and Marie-Louise JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE.
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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