Francois
CANAC dit MARQUIS
(b.
15 December 1809
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
d.
20 February 1889
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 15 December 1809 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of Basile CANAC dit MARQUIS and Victoire BAUCHER dite MORENCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER (maternal) Alexandre BAUCHER and Marie-Anne LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Sophie BILODEAU 31 January 1837 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie BILODEAU was born 6 April 1816 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Sophie died 30 October 1875 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Sophie was the child of Francois-Xavier BILODEAU and Louise GAGNON.
Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS died 20 February 1889 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Francois 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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