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Felicite PONTON dite ST-GERMAIN was born 15 June 1825 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
Felicite PONTON dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Louis PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Suzanne DUFAULT (maternal) Jean-Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Judith DEBLÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Felicite married Salomon BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1846 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Salomon BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 2 June 1822 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Salomon died abt. 1885 in Hickory Grove township, Benton, Indiana, USA. Salomon was the child of Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Sylvie DUQUET.
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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