Michel
COTTRET dit RENÉ
(b.
24 December 1743
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
18 August 1810
,
Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Michel COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 24 December 1743 in Nicolet, Canada, New France
Michel COTTRET dit RENÉ was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene COTTRET and Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Madeleine COURROIS 27 February 1764 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine COURROIS was born 8 April 1746 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie-Madeleine died 25 July 1766 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre COURROIS and Angélique VAUTOUR.
Michel COTTRET dit RENÉ died 18 August 1810 in Nicolet, 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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