Josephte
COTTRET dite RENÉ
(b.
abt. 1764
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
4 April 1859
,
Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Josephte COTTRET dite RENÉ was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada
Josephte COTTRET dite RENÉ was the child of Michel COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Madeleine COURROIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN (maternal) Pierre COURROIS and Angélique VAUTOURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Michel TRUDEL 20 January 1783 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel TRUDEL was born 4 May 1764 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Michel was the child of Nicolas TRUDEL and Marie-Anne ROBERGE dite LACROIX.
Josephte COTTRET dite RENÉ died 4 April 1859 in Nicolet, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Josephte appear below.
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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