Paul-Hippolyte
CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL
(b.
1 December 1770
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Paul-Hippolyte CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 1 December 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul-Hippolyte CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was the child of Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marguerite BONIN (maternal) Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul-Hippolyte married Ursule LARELLE 12 October 1807 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule LARELLE was born 28 July 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Ursule was the child of André-Julien LARELLE and Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINE.
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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