Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Born

abt. 1761 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS

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Born: abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Father

Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS

Mother

Madeleine SEGUIN

Grandparents of Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph THOMAS OUILEM Angélique VERONNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Simon SÉGUIN Madeleine Deborah COLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Catherine TRUCHON 25 September 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine TRUCHON was born 12 December 1761 in Mascouche, Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie DENOYON.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS married

Marie-Catherine TRUCHON
Marriage date: 25 September 1780
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine TRUCHON was the child of Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie DENOYON

Children of Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS and Marie-Catherine TRUCHON

Archange WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 28 September 1801 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1780 Marriage / Partner
Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS and Marie-Catherine TRUCHON 25 September 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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