Michel
CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN
(b.
9 March 1640
,
St-Ours, Loches, Tours, France
d.
22 December 1721
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN was born 9 March 1640 in St-Ours, Loches, Tours, France
Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN was the child of ? and ?Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1662.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie MEUNIER 13 October 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie MEUNIER was born 9 March 1640 in St-Antoine, Compiegne, Soissons, France. Marie died 28 August 1698 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).
Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN died 22 December 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN was a carrayeur (stone cutter), fermier.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN was a carrayeur (stone cutter), fermier.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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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