Louis GUERTIN dit LESABOTIER

(b. 20 June 1625 , Angers, France d. 8 December 1687 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Louis GUERTIN dit LESABOTIER was born 20 June 1625 in Angers, France

Louis GUERTIN dit LESABOTIER was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1659.

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

Louis married Elisabeth CAMUS 26 October 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elisabeth CAMUS was born abt. 1645 in France. Elisabeth died 20 July 1680 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Louis GUERTIN dit LESABOTIER died 8 December 1687 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

son of Louis Guertin and Georgette Leduc

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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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