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Marie-Josephte PITON dite TOULOUSE was born abt. 1800 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Josephte PITON dite TOULOUSE was the child of François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Solange CHAPUT (maternal) Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Basile PAPIN 17 June 1817 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile PAPIN was born 22 December 1786 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Basile was the child of Basile PAPIN and Marie-Louise JETTE.
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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