Joseph-Marie
VETU dit BELAIR
(b.
17 April 1725
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
24 December 1801
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR was born 17 April 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR was the child of Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Marie married Catherine BOISSEL 27 July 1750 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine BOISSEL was born 26 August 1734 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Catherine died 4 September 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Catherine was the child of Charles BOISSEL and Thérèse DAUDELIN.
Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR died 24 December 1801 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, 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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