André
CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR
(b.
15 May 1742
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
30 March 1781
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born 15 May 1742 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) (maternal) Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFORESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS 27 January 1761 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 5 July 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 8 May 1813 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET.
André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR died 30 March 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of André 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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