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Jean GATIN dit ST-JEAN was born abt. 1674 in Paris, France
Jean GATIN dit ST-JEAN was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1706.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Catherine-Elisabeth LAMBERT 23 September 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France . Catherine-Elisabeth LAMBERT was born 20 December 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Catherine-Elisabeth was the child of Aubin LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Elisabeth AUBERT.
Jean GATIN dit ST-JEAN died 5 June 1729 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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