Marie-Josephe
WILLIAM dite THOMAS
(b.
17 May 1717
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
14 January 1746
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS was born 17 May 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS was the child of Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Denis VERONNEAU and Catherine GUERTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 21 November 1740 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 12 August 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Laurent died 1 January 1779 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Laurent was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER.
Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS died 14 January 1746 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe 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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