Joseph-Jean
GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS
(b.
15 July 1776
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 November 1863
,
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East
)
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Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS was born 15 July 1776 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS was the child of Jean-Pierre GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS and Marie Anne APERT dite LÉPINE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques APERT dit LÉPINE and Marie Anne DAIGNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Jean married Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) 16 January 1797 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Desanges BIGUET (BILLETTE) was born 15 October 1778 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Desanges died 6 January 1821 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Desanges was the child of Antoine BIGUET and Josephte ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.
Joseph-Jean GREGOIRE dit NANTAIS died 12 November 1863 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East .
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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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