Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

(b. 27 September 1668 , France d. 31 March 1733 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 27 September 1668 in France

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was the child of ? and ?

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1704.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Guillaume married Anne GUILLOT 6 October 1704 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anne GUILLOT was born 18 June 1682 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Anne died 29 April 1736 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Anne was the child of Vincent GUILLOT and Isabelle (Elisabeth) BLAIS (BLAY).

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 31 March 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .

son of Leonard Guerin and Marie Pigeon

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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