Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT

Born

25 May 1861 , Champlain, Canada East

Died

Theophile married Evelyne (Olivine) L'ESPERANCE 4 April 1898 in Hull, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Evelyne (Olivine) L'ESPERANCE was born 15 November 1865 in Hull, Canada East . Evelyne (Olivine) died abt. 1933 in Québec Province, Canada.

Parents & Family of Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT

Parents of Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT

Father

Joseph-Casimir BERTRAND dit ST ARNAULT

Mother

Constance DERY

Grandparents of Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT

Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT married

Evelyne (Olivine) L'ESPERANCE
Marriage date: 4 April 1898
Marriage place: Hull, Québec, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT and Evelyne (Olivine) L'ESPERANCE

Joseph-David-Raoul ST ARNEAUD

Born: 22 September 1889, Hull, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1959, Hull, Québec, Canada

Married: Régina FONTAINE 30 June 1913 Place: Hull, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Theophile's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1861
25 May 1861
Champlain, Canada East

1889 Birth of Child
Joseph-David-Raoul ST ARNEAUD was born 22 September 1889, Hull, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)*

Theophile was 28 years old.

1898 Marriage / Partner
Theophile BERTRAND dit ST ARNEAULT and Evelyne (Olivine) L'ESPERANCE 4 April 1898, Hull, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)*

He was 36 years old.

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