Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET

(b. 23 September 1762 , La Prairie, Canada d. 23 August 1834 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was born 23 September 1762 in La Prairie, Canada

Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was the child of Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Geneviève ARTEAU dite SAINT-PIERRE (HARTEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie BRUNET (maternal) Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME 26 November 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME was born 22 October 1764 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 20 January 1829 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS and Marguerite LEFEBVRE.

Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET died 23 August 1834 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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