Michel
LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN
(b.
24 April 1756
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
17 March 1823
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Michel LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN was born 24 April 1756 in Québec, Canada, New France
Michel LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN was the child of Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE and Marguerite RENOUX dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE and Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS (maternal) Charles-Michel-François RENOUX and Catherine MARINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Josephe BRASSARD dite DESCHENEAUX 1 March 1791 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BRASSARD dite DESCHENEAUX was born 5 May 1771 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephe died 8 December 1833 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX and Madeleine VALLEE.
Michel LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN died 17 March 1823 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michel 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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