Esther SAUSEAU (SOZEAU) dite LOISEAU

(b. 11 June 1664 , France d. 18 October 1700 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Esther SAUSEAU (SOZEAU) dite LOISEAU was born 11 June 1664 in France

Esther SAUSEAU (SOZEAU) dite LOISEAU was the child of ? and ?

Esther was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1698.

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

Esther married Jean PETIT 31 December 1698 American Colonies . Jean PETIT was born abt. 1678 in Rouen, France. Jean died 5 October 1710 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Esther SAUSEAU (SOZEAU) dite LOISEAU died 18 October 1700 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

daughter of Isaac Sauseau and Esther Borneuf

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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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