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Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE was born 23 August 1723 in Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANVRIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne D'AMOURS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas JANVRIN and Marie-Madeleine BERSON (maternal) Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Pierre NEVEU 24 April 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre NEVEU was born 15 September 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre died 8 January 1759 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste NEVEU and Françoise-Elisabeth LEGRAS.
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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