Joseph
ANCTIL dit ST-JEAN
(b.
9 February 1772
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 January 1858
,
La Pocatière, Canada East
)
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Joseph ANCTIL dit ST-JEAN was born 9 February 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ANCTIL dit ST-JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste ANCTIL and Elisabeth-Barbe FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Louis ANCTIL dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite LEVESQUE (maternal) Francois FOURNIER and Genevieve GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Claire PELLETIER 28 February 1791 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire PELLETIER was born 24 October 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Claire died 23 July 1815 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Claire was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU.
Joseph ANCTIL dit ST-JEAN died 7 January 1858 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
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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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