François
GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE
(b.
2 January 1763
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
16 February 1832
,
Château-Richer, Lower Canada
)
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François GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was born 2 January 1763 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
François GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE was the child of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Anne GUILLOT (maternal) Charles MICHEL and Marie SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie LEFRANCOIS 7 November 1786 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEFRANCOIS was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 30 November 1847 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie was the child of Nicolas LEFRANCOIS and Marguerite VEZINA.
François GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 16 February 1832 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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