Jean-Louis
CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD
(b.
18 August 1755
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
4 March 1804
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Louis CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD was born 18 August 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Jean-Louis CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD was the child of Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie FAVREAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHAPERON and Josephte LAMOUREUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Louis married Marie-Rose JACQUES 26 October 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose JACQUES was born 25 April 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Rose was the child of Pierre JACQUES and Marie-Anne BOUVIER.
Jean-Louis CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD died 4 March 1804 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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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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