Petronille
LAFORGE dite ST-GELAIS
(b.
18 October 1818
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
13 September 1865
,
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East
)
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Petronille LAFORGE dite ST-GELAIS was born 18 October 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Petronille LAFORGE dite ST-GELAIS was the child of Joseph ST-GELAIS and Josephte GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY (maternal) Francois-Sauveur GUAY and Dorothee-Victoire GRENONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Petronille married Fereol MAILLOUX 19 August 1845 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fereol MAILLOUX was born 18 December 1821 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Fereol died 15 September 1879 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Fereol was the child of Elisee MAILLOUX and Marie-Anne PERRON.
Petronille LAFORGE dite ST-GELAIS died 13 September 1865 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Petronille 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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