Marie-Anne
PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE
(b.
27 August 1672
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
11 September
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Anne PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE was born 27 August 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE was the child of Pierre PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE and Marie PAR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PICOTÉ and Perrine LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY 17 February 1689 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alphonse TONTY dit PALUDY was born 7 July 1659 in Paris, France. Alphonse died 10 November 1727 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Marie-Anne PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE died 11 September in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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