Jacques
VETU dit BELAIR
(b.
25 August 1756
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
9 August 1839
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Jacques VETU dit BELAIR was born 25 August 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Jacques VETU dit BELAIR was the child of Joseph-Marie VETU dit BELAIR and Catherine BOISSEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE (maternal) Charles BOISSEL and Thérèse DAUDELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Geneviève CASAVANT 7 April 1777 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève CASAVANT was born 12 July 1760 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Geneviève died 28 December 1838 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS.
Jacques VETU dit BELAIR died 9 August 1839 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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