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Catherine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 31 January 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Catherine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Anne TETREAULT dite DUCHARME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Antoine CADIEUX 12 October 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine CADIEUX was born 21 June 1736 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Antoine died 2 May 1807 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX and Marie-Jeanne GAUDRY.
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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