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Pascal CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was born 13 April 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pascal CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was the child of Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marguerite GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Françoise BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) (maternal) Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pascal married Marie-Anne COTE 22 May 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne COTE was born 28 October 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 2 June 1815 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Ignace COTE and Rosalie PINSONNEAULT.
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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