Michel GAUTHIER dit DELISLE

(b. 20 September 1760 , Sorel, Canada d. 3 July 1831 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Michel GAUTHIER dit DELISLE was born 20 September 1760 in Sorel, Canada

Michel GAUTHIER dit DELISLE was the child of Michel GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Marguerite-Marie MASSON dite DUTREMBLE (maternal) Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Catherine HUS COURNOYER 8 January 1781 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine HUS COURNOYER was born 19 February 1763 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 16 March 1842 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine was the child of Thomas-Ignace HUS COURNOYER and Brigitte-Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET).

Michel GAUTHIER dit DELISLE died 3 July 1831 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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