Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU

(b. abt. 1770 , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 November 1802 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU was the child of Pierre MARION and Genevieve-Francoise BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Josephte JOLY

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Marie-Josephte married François CHARTRAND 8 January 1788 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François CHARTRAND was born 22 July 1765 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. François died 10 August 1821 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). François was the child of François CHARTRAND and Catherine PAQUET.

Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU died 6 November 1802 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.
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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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