Jean CAILLÉ dit LEPICARD

(b. abt. 1656 , France d. 10 April 1733 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France )

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Jean CAILLÉ dit LEPICARD was born abt. 1656 in France

Jean CAILLÉ dit LEPICARD was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1683.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marie-Anne HAMEL 7 February 1683 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne HAMEL was born 1 July 1666 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Anne died 1 January 1731 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean HAMEL and Marie AUVRAY.

Jean CAILLÉ dit LEPICARD died 10 April 1733 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.

son of Jean Caillé and Jeanne Carpentier

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Occupation

Jean CAILLÉ dit LEPICARD was a Maitre Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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