Geneviève
MORIN dite VALCOURT
(b.
18 November 1825
,
Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
d.
10 May 1899
,
Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
)
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Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 18 November 1825 in Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Joseph Marie MORIN dit VALCOURT and Rosalie ST-JOR dite SERGERIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Anne MICHAUD (maternal) Pierre ST-JOR dit SERGERIE and Madeleine-Modeste LEVESQUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Jerome TREMBLAY 7 January 1845 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jerome TREMBLAY was born 14 October 1808 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jerome died 1 February 1890 in Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada. Jerome was the child of Dominique TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY.
Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT died 10 May 1899 in Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.
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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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