Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX

(b. abt. 1600 , France d. , France )

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Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX was born abt. 1600 in France

Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX was the child of ? and ?

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

Étienne married Marie-Madeleine COUTEAU (COUSTEAU) abt. 1626 in France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine COUTEAU (COUSTEAU) was born abt. 1606 in France. Marie-Madeleine died 10 September 1691 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).

Never came to Canada. Died before May 18, 1639.

Occupation

Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX was a Maitre patissier.

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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