Marie-Louise
GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN
(b.
7 April 1726
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
18 April 1801
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 7 April 1726 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE and Françoise LOISEAU (maternal) Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Pierre-Basile MARTIN 1 June 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre-Basile MARTIN was born 10 November 1721 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre-Basile died 31 May 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre-Basile was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX.
Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN died 18 April 1801 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise 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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