Alexis
THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE
(b.
8 December 1764
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
9 November 1827
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 8 December 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Catherine MONDOU (MONDOUX) dite ST-PIERRE (maternal) Jean-Pierre-Ignace BOULANGER and Elisabeth-Isabelle MOUET DE MORASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE 2 February 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE was born 8 September 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Reine died 21 March 1816 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Amable GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS.
Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died 9 November 1827 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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