Marguerite
BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN
(b.
21 March 1771
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
9 February 1815
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was born 21 March 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN was the child of Etienne BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Cecile-Madeleine MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER (maternal) Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Cecile CLOUTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Marie TOUGAS 1 February 1790 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie TOUGAS was born 7 October 1766 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Jean-Marie died 4 April 1822 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Jean-Marie was the child of Joseph TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Josephte VAILLANCOURT.
Marguerite BENJAMIN dite ST-AUBIN died 9 February 1815 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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