Toussaint
BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
(b.
12 June 1733
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
19 January 1801
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 12 June 1733 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Toussaint BENOIT and Marie ACHIM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Etienne ACHIM dit ST-ANDRÉ and Marie MARCIL (MARSIL)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Reine-Ange GERVAIS 18 February 1754 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Reine-Ange GERVAIS was born 22 June 1737 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Reine-Ange died 30 March 1818 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Reine-Ange was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Reine LANCTOT.
Toussaint BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 19 January 1801 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Toussaint 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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