Zenobie
GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE
(b.
23 May 1817
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
22 November 1867
,
Chicoutimi, Canada East
)
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Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 23 May 1817 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite CLAVEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite GIRARD (maternal) Joseph CLAVEAU and Reine GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Zenobie married Jules VILLENEUVE 17 February 1835 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jules VILLENEUVE was born 1 August 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jules died 12 December 1890 in Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean). Jules was the child of Louis VILLENEUVE and Marie LESSARD.
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 22 November 1867 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .
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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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