Gabriel
RAYMOND dit PHOCAS
(b.
29 January 1788
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 May 1863
,
St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada
)
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Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS was born 29 January 1788 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS was the child of Michel-Gabriel PHOCAS and Marie-Anne ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Marie-Josephe DUBE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel married Marie-Charlotte LANDRY 1 February 1813 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte LANDRY was born 19 August 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Charlotte died 31 July 1868 in St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Theotiste LAINÉ.
Gabriel RAYMOND dit PHOCAS died 6 May 1863 in St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada.
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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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