Marie-Anne-Madeleine
MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET
(b.
11 November 1733
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
23 May 1807
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET was born 11 November 1733 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET and Charlotte GATIGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne-Madeleine married Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) 16 June 1749 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was born abt. 1730 in Paris, France.
Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET died 23 May 1807 in La Prairie, Lower 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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