Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE

(b. abt. 1742 , France d. 14 March 1806 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE was born abt. 1742 in France

Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE was the child of ? and ?

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte ROBERT 5 March 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ROBERT was born 9 March 1742 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Josephte died 16 October 1817 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite ÉTHIER.

Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE died 14 March 1806 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

son of Pierre Hamel and Marie-Anne Duval

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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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