Catherine
BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS
(b.
29 September 1828
,
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
d.
,
)
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Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 29 September 1828 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Josephte LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS and Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE (maternal) Michel-Frederic LAVOIE and Josephte TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Louis DUCHESNE 20 February 1860 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis DUCHESNE was born 30 November 1837 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Louis died 5 May 1915 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Etienne DUCHESNE and Euphrosine GAGNÉ.
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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