Isaac BOURGUIGNON dit GUICHARD

(b. abt. 1786 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Isaac BOURGUIGNON dit GUICHARD was born abt. 1786 in Québec Province, Canada

Isaac BOURGUIGNON dit GUICHARD was the child of François BOURGUIGNON and Charlotte PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benoit BOURGUIGNON dit GUICHARD and Françoise SAINDON (maternal) Guillaume PROULX and Marie-Agnès RIVIERE dite LANDAIS

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

Isaac married Marie-Anne LABBE 27 November 1804 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LABBE was born abt. 1787 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABBE and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD.

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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