Antoine
CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES
(b.
12 June 1797
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
31 December 1876
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was born 12 June 1797 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Antoine CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was the child of Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-François CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT (maternal) Joseph-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josèphe BEAUCHAMPSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Zoe LECAVELIER 13 June 1820 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zoe LECAVELIER was born 23 November 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Zoe died 9 October 1872 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Zoe was the child of Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) and Catherine LEDUC.
Antoine CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES died 31 December 1876 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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