Ursule
GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE
(b.
21 October 1773
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 January 1803
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 21 October 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Catherine FILION and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL (maternal) Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ursule married Pierre GAGNON 22 January 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GAGNON was born 2 March 1775 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Josephte BLOUIN.
Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE died 6 January 1803 in Québec, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Ursule 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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