Jean-Baptiste
GERMAIN dit BELISLE
(b.
19 February 1719
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
4 January 1791
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE was born 19 February 1719 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GERMAIN and Marie COIGNARD (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Elisabeth-Isabelle SALLÉ (SALÉ)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Anne GROLEAU 28 October 1748 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne GROLEAU was born 19 May 1725 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Anne died 30 April 1801 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GROLEAU and Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL.
Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE died 4 January 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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