Geneviève
BILLY dite COURVILLE
(b.
25 December 1746
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
31 January 1835
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE was born 25 December 1746 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE was the child of Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE and Madeleine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite VIENS JEAN VIVIER (maternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR 12 November 1700 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR was born 12 November 1745 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Pierre died 10 April 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Pierre was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE.
Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE died 31 January 1835 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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