Louis-Etienne
GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE
(b.
14 November 1721
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
d.
5 October 1801
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
)
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Louis-Etienne GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 14 November 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Louis-Etienne GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was the child of Louis GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Marie-Therese LESSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD (maternal) Pierre LESSARD and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Etienne married Marie-Anne GUYON 24 November 1751 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GUYON was born 8 November 1722 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Anne died 19 December 1776 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis GUYON and Marie GAMACHE.
Louis-Etienne GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE died 5 October 1801 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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