Thomas
AREL dit JULIEN
(b.
6 March 1823
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
28 November 1906
,
Cowansville, Québec, Canada
)
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Thomas AREL dit JULIEN was born 6 March 1823 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Thomas AREL dit JULIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste JULIEN dit LARELLE and Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE and the grandchild of: (paternal) André-Julien LARELLE and Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINE (maternal) Basile PLOUFFE and Angélique BERGERONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Louise POTVIN 20 August 1844 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise POTVIN was born 6 April 1825 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise died 1 September 1904 in Sweetsburg, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste POTVIN and Marie-Louise BUCK.
Thomas AREL dit JULIEN died 28 November 1906 in Cowansville, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Thomas 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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