Marie-Geneviève
CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET
(b.
31 March 1774
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
19 May 1858
,
La Prairie, Canada East
)
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Marie-Geneviève CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was born 31 March 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was the child of Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Geneviève ARTEAU dite SAINT-PIERRE (HARTEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie BRUNET (maternal) Jacques HERTAULT (ARTEAU) (ARTAULT) dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Anne SENET dite LALIBERTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Geneviève married Joseph DENIGER 18 July 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DENIGER was born 29 March 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph died 16 September 1841 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph was the child of François DENIGER and Marie-Anne POUPART.
Marie-Geneviève CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET died 19 May 1858 in La Prairie, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Geneviève 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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