Ignace GUAY dit GUYET

(b. 9 May 1658 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1714 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

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Ignace GUAY dit GUYET was born 9 May 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France

Ignace GUAY dit GUYET was the child of Jean GUAY dit GUILLET and Jeanne MIGNON

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

Ignace married Marguerite ROCHON (ROCHERON) abt. 1685 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ROCHON (ROCHERON) was born 3 August 1665 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 16 October 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Simon ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Mathurine BUISSON.

Ignace married (2) Perrine SAMSON 12 June 1691 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Perrine SAMSON was born 3 August 1672 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Perrine died 8 December 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Perrine was the child of Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND.

Ignace GUAY dit GUYET died 7 February 1714 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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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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