François-Jean HAN dit CHAUSSE

(b. 17 April 1661 , Poitiers, France d. 27 July 1703 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France )

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François-Jean HAN dit CHAUSSE was born 17 April 1661 in Poitiers, France

François-Jean HAN dit CHAUSSE was the child of ? and ?

François-Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

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

François-Jean married Marie-Madeleine PRUNIER 5 November 1685 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine PRUNIER was born abt. 1670 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas PRUNIER dit PICARD and Antoinette LEGRAND.

François-Jean HAN dit CHAUSSE died 27 July 1703 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France.

son of Gaspard Ham and Martine Voglet

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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