Jean-Simon
MERDIEU dit BOURBON
(b.
9 October 1750
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
2 January 1823
,
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Simon MERDIEU dit BOURBON was born 9 October 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Simon MERDIEU dit BOURBON was the child of Jean-Baptiste MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Madeleine BARBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN (maternal) Simon BARBEAU and Catherine AUVRAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Simon married Marie-Louise GARNEAU 16 February 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GARNEAU was born 16 May 1748 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Louise died 17 August 1793 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GARNEAU and Marie-Elisabeth RENAUD.
Jean-Simon MERDIEU dit BOURBON died 2 January 1823 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada .
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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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