Catherine
CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE
(b.
22 February 1777
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
24 April 1846
,
Yamaska, Canada East
)
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Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 22 February 1777 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was the child of Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Catherine MAILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Josephte RICHER (maternal) Jacques MAILLOT (MAILHOT) and Marie-Brigitte BRISSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA 25 January 1797 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA was born 22 February 1776 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Basile died 26 July 1831 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph-Basile was the child of Joseph SALOIS dit CAYA and Catherine COUC dite FOUCAULT.
Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 24 April 1846 in Yamaska, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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