Claire
DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE
(b.
9 February 1714
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
20 August 1803
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
)
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Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE was born 9 February 1714 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Madeleine LABBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire DEBLOIS and Françoise VIGER (maternal) Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX and Marguerite MEUNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claire married Charles POULIN 23 November 1744 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Charles POULIN was born 29 August 1711 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Charles died 10 July 1765 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Pascal POULIN and Marguerite GAGNE.
Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE died 20 August 1803 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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