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Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL was born 13 November 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL was the child of Mathurin BIDEAU dit PORTUGAIS and Marie-Anne DRAPEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) 23 November 1779 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) was born 20 February 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Mathias was the child of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY.
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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