Louise
VIEL dite COSSAIS
(b.
19 September 1763
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 March 1840
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
)
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Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS was born 19 September 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS was the child of Michel VIEL dit COSSAIS and Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Angélique DESROCHESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise married Jean Georges FINSTERER 23 February 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Georges FINSTERER was born abt. 1759 Jean Georges died 18 October 1839 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).
Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS died 4 March 1840 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louise appear below.
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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