Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART)

(b. abt. 1609 , Normandie, France d. abt. 1669 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) was born abt. 1609 in Normandie, France

Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) was the child of ? and ?

Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1641.

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

Antoine married Françoise MERY 14 January 1637 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Françoise MERY was born abt. 1621 in Mortagne, Perche, France (Mortagne-au-Perche). Françoise died 11 July 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) died abt. 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France .

possibly the son of Antoine Brassard and Marie Fourment

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Occupation

Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) was a Maitre macon.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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