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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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1734 Marriage / Partner François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Catherine MONDOU (MONDOUX) dite ST-PIERRE 13 May 1734, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 30 years old.
1735 Birth of Child François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 24 February 1735, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
François was 31 years old.
1737 Birth of Child Marie-Josephe THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 1 October 1737, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1756 Marriage of Child Marie-Josephe THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE married 25 October 1756, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Jacques LEMAITRE dit LOTTINVILLE
1756 Marriage of Child François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE married 20 November 1756 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE
Death — 1763 31 October 1763 Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada He died at the age of 60.
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François
THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE
Catherine MONDOU (MONDOUX) dite ST-PIERRE
Birth — 1703
1734 Marriage / Partner
Death — 1763
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