Catherine
BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR
(b.
30 January 1737
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
22 November 1780
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR was born 30 January 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR was the child of Jacques BENETEAU and Marie-Anne DESLANDES dite GALARNEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Madeleine GALARNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Charles DECOSTE 9 January 1759 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles DECOSTE was born 17 November 1735 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 12 January 1782 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Charles was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste DECOSTE and Renee Josephte MARCHAND.
Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR died 22 November 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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