Marie Louise
HOULE dite GERVAIS
(b.
1 October 1826
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
d.
abt. 1914
,
Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA
)
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Marie Louise HOULE dite GERVAIS was born 1 October 1826 in Longueuil, Lower Canada
Marie Louise HOULE dite GERVAIS was the child of Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS and Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOULE dit GERVAIS and Marie-Reine MASSON (maternal) Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Louise married Joseph TREMBLAY 11 May 1842 in Malone, New York, USA . Joseph TREMBLAY was born 14 January 1825 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Joseph died 18 January 1899 in Wisconsin, USA. Joseph was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Angelique BOUCHARD.
Marie Louise HOULE dite GERVAIS died abt. 1914 in Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA.
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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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