Augustin
BELISLE dit GERMAIN
(b.
29 November 1775
,
Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 March 1856
,
Deschambault, Canada East
)
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Augustin BELISLE dit GERMAIN was born 29 November 1775 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin BELISLE dit GERMAIN was the child of Joseph BELISLE and Marie-Louise ARCAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Madeleine CHAPELAIN (maternal) Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND and Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marguerite NAULT 22 January 1831 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NAULT was born 29 August 1781 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite died 11 October 1862 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite was the child of Bonaventure NAULT and Marie-Anne TROTTIER.
Augustin BELISLE dit GERMAIN died 20 March 1856 in Deschambault, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Augustin 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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