Catherine
GODIN dite CHÂTILLON
(b.
4 June 1714
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
8 November 1789
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON was born 4 June 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON and Catherine PELLERIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent GODIN dit CHATILLON and Anne GUÉRIN dite BLANCHARD (maternal) François PELLERIN and Andree MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Étienne FONTAINE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Étienne FONTAINE was born 25 January 1717 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Étienne died 23 March 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Étienne was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine FOURNIER.
Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON died 8 November 1789 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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