Suzanne
MECTEAU dite VALENTIN
(b.
23 February 1752
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
11 March 1817
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
)
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Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN was born 23 February 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France
Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN was the child of Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN and Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY (maternal) Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Louise MÉTIVIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Suzanne married Louis VALLERAND 22 January 1770 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis VALLERAND was born 18 February 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis died 31 December 1775 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis was the child of Jacques VALLERAND and Catherine GEORGET.
Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN died 11 March 1817 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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