Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL

(b. abt. 1705 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 March 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada

Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL was the child of René CHOLET dit ST-PAUL and Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE

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

Michelle married François VIGER 4 March 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . François VIGER was born 23 December 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François died 16 January 1727 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Charles VIGER and Françoise GUERTIN.

Michelle married (2) Jacques CUSSON 22 November 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques CUSSON was born 5 August 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques died 1 September 1780 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Jacques was the child of Jean CUSSON and Marguerite AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE.

Michelle CHOLET dite ST-PAUL died 21 March 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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