Benoit
MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
(b.
21 March 1757
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
d.
29 July 1820
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 21 March 1757 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE (maternal) Charles-François SAUCIER and Rosalie BOUCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benoit married Josephte PELLETIER 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PELLETIER was born 25 July 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Josephte died 9 March 1858 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER and Genevieve TALBOT dite GERVAIS.
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 29 July 1820 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Benoit 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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