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Francois-Toussaint CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN was born 19 March 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Francois-Toussaint CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN was the child of Joseph-Toussaint SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE and Marie-Anne LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE and Françoise VENNE (VOYNE) (maternal) Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIASpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Toussaint married Josephte PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 13 August 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 12 June 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephte died 4 January 1831 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Josephte was the child of Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON.
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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