Joseph-Noel
VACHON dit POMERLEAU
(b.
24 December 1720
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
1 April 1791
,
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Noel VACHON dit POMERLEAU was born 24 December 1720 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph-Noel VACHON dit POMERLEAU was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Monique GIROUX (maternal) Paul BÉLANGER and Jeanne MAHEUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Noel married Genevieve PARE abt. 1752 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve PARE was born 10 June 1730 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Genevieve died 4 December 1786 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Etienne PARÉ and Anne LACROIX.
Joseph-Noel VACHON dit POMERLEAU died 1 April 1791 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Noel 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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