Josephte GUIGNARD dite DALCOURT

(b. abt. 1735 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 November 1809 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Josephte GUIGNARD dite DALCOURT was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte GUIGNARD dite DALCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DALCOURT dit GUIGNARD and Charlotte ROBITAILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GUIGNARD dit D'OLONNE and Françoise TIERCE (maternal) Charles-François ROBITAILLE and Marie-Louise DELISLE

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Josephte married François CHALIFOUR 11 April 1768 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . François CHALIFOUR was born 5 May 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). François was the child of Paul CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Jeanne BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN.

Josephte GUIGNARD dite DALCOURT died 21 November 1809 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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