Charles DUMESNIL dit LAMUSIQUE

(b. abt. 1745 , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 May 1819 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Charles DUMESNIL dit LAMUSIQUE was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles DUMESNIL dit LAMUSIQUE was the child of Nicolas DUMESNIL and Marguerite LETARTRE (LETARTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUMESNIL and Catherine GODIN (maternal) Joseph LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Catherine VACHON

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

Charles married Louise LANGLOIS 21 January 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise LANGLOIS was born 9 December 1755 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died 17 January 1833 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise was the child of Antoine LANGLOIS and Geneviève SEDILOT.

Charles DUMESNIL dit LAMUSIQUE died 5 May 1819 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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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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