HELP! immigrant flag male ancestor  Simon  ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS

  (b. abt. 1663 France   d. 8 December 1733 Deschambault, Canada, New France )  

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Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS was born abt. 1663 in France

Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS was the child of ?   and   ?

Simon was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

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

Simon  married  Marie-Anne INARD 10 February 1687 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne INARD  was born abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Marie-Anne died 9 January 1741 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault).  Marie-Anne was the child of Paul INARD dit PROVENCAL and Marie BONVILLE (BONHEUR).

Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS died 8 December 1733 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .

son of Antoine Arcand and Jeanne Poulet


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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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