Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY

(b. 15 January 1840 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 31 July 1898 , Verona, La Moure, North Dakota, USA )

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Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY was born 15 January 1840 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY was the child of André CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Marie LEFORT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GODEFROY dit CHATEAU and Marie-Marguerite DIDIER (maternal) Louis LEFORT and Theotiste VIGNOLA

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Melvina LACOMBE 28 July 1867 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Melvina LACOMBE was born 28 May 1846 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Melvina died 22 February 1919 in La Moure, North Dakota, USA. Melvina was the child of Edouard LACOMBE and Aurelie LESAGE.

Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY died 31 July 1898 in Verona, La Moure, North Dakota, USA.

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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