Agathe
THOUIN dite GERMAIN
(b.
1 November 1710
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
14 March 1780
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAIN was born 1 November 1710 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAIN was the child of Germain THOUIN and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Roch THOUIN and Denise COLIN (COLLIN) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Charlotte CHAUVINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Agathe married Jean-Baptiste CHAPUT 30 January 1736 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste CHAPUT was born 10 February 1706 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 11 September 1775 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas-Mathurin CHAPUT and Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.
Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAIN died 14 March 1780 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Agathe 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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