Marie-Amable
CARIGNAN dite BÉNARD
(b.
19 August 1752
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
31 May 1823
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
)
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Marie-Amable CARIGNAN dite BÉNARD was born 19 August 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable CARIGNAN dite BÉNARD was the child of Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie FAVREAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHAPERON and Josephte LAMOUREUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Amable married Charles CHARRON 4 February 1771 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles CHARRON was born 24 May 1747 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charles died 29 August 1790 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charles was the child of Charles CHARRON and Françoise CHOQUET.
Marie-Amable CARIGNAN dite BÉNARD died 31 May 1823 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower 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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