Joseph-Sebastien
POIRIER dit MICHAUD
(b.
21 February 1784
,
Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 January 1864
,
St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada
)
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Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD was born 21 February 1784 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD was the child of Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER and Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE (maternal) Jean PETIT dit LE VENT and Marie CARESTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Sebastien married Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) 17 February 1806 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) was born 7 March 1788 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Apolline died 7 April 1868 in St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada. Apolline was the child of Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON.
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD died 2 January 1864 in St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Sebastien 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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