Marie-Geneviève
DENIS dite QUIMPER
(b.
3 October 1767
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 May 1839
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER was born 3 October 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER was the child of Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER and Genevieve MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTE (maternal) Alexandre MICHAUD and Brigitte CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Geneviève married Jerome PELLETIER 18 July 1785 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jerome PELLETIER was born 2 October 1757 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jerome died 27 December 1839 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jerome was the child of Joseph-Marie PELLETIER and Madeleine SOUCY.
Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER died 20 May 1839 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Geneviève 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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