Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

(b. abt. 1761 , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 May 1835 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada

Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Angélique AUTIN

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Charlotte married Francois-Marie PELLETIER 23 November 1778 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Marie PELLETIER was born 15 June 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Francois-Marie died 26 October 1840 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Francois-Marie was the child of Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Marie-Marthe BRISSON.

Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 9 May 1835 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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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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