Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Theotiste married Abraham FORTIN 13 January 1824 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abraham FORTIN was born 10 October 1803 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Abraham died 2 November 1856 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East. Abraham was the child of Abraham FORTIN and Marguerite BELANGER .

Parents & Family of Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Parents of Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Father

Jean-Juste MIVILLE

Mother

Theotiste CHOUINARD

Grandparents of Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Barbe CHOUINARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CHOUINARD Angélique AUBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Abraham FORTIN
Marriage date: 13 January 1824
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Abraham FORTIN was the child of Abraham FORTIN and Marguerite BELANGER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Abraham FORTIN and Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Marie-Evangeliste FORTIN

Born: abt. 1828, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nazaire CHOUINARD 17 October 1848 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Theotiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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