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François SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 9 January 1749 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
François SERRE dit ST-JEAN was the child of Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Veronique MORISSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD (maternal) Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marguerite GIRARD 29 January 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GIRARD was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 28 February 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Jean GIRARD and Marguerite BARITEAU.
François married (2) Marie-Marguerite MALAIRE 27 November 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite MALAIRE was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Simon MALAIRE and Marie-Veronique DUQUET.
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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