Alexandrine
BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS
(b.
3 December 1809
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
19 October 1895
,
Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexandrine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 3 December 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Alexandrine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was the child of Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Josephte VANDAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS and Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE (maternal) François VANDAL and Josephte FORTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandrine married Francois BOLDUC 12 August 1834 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois BOLDUC was born 19 December 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Francois died 10 August 1880 in Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada (Settrington). Francois was the child of Antoine BOLDUC and Theotiste ST-GELAIS dite BRADETTE.
Alexandrine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS died 19 October 1895 in Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexandrine 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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