Catherine
DENIS dite QUIMPER
(b.
10 October 1769
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
13 December 1842
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
)
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Catherine DENIS dite QUIMPER was born 10 October 1769 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine DENIS dite QUIMPER was the child of Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER and Genevieve MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTE (maternal) Alexandre MICHAUD and Brigitte CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Sebastien HARVEY 18 July 1791 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sebastien HARVEY was born 3 April 1767 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Sebastien died 20 April 1834 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Sebastien was the child of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Geneviève SAVARD.
Catherine DENIS dite QUIMPER died 13 December 1842 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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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