Madeleine
MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
(b.
31 May 1745
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
17 June 1801
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 31 May 1745 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE (maternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Charlotte DUBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Joseph GAGNON 14 November 1763 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph GAGNON was born 2 April 1743 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Joseph died 7 June 1819 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Claire FOURNIER.
Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 17 June 1801 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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