Marie-Michelle
PROVENCHER dite VILLARD
(b.
10 July 1740
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
19 November 1781
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD was born 10 July 1740 in Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD was the child of Charles PROVENCHER and Josephte JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne MASSÉ (maternal) Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Michelle married Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ 25 September 1760 in Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 29 January 1735 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis died 15 February 1809 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN.
Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD died 19 November 1781 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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