Nicolas
CROTEAU dit VINCENT
(b.
29 January 1677
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
14 March 1723
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas CROTEAU dit VINCENT was born 29 January 1677 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Nicolas CROTEAU dit VINCENT was the child of Vincent CROTEAU and Jeanne GODEQUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marie-Catherine MESNY 11 November 1709 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine MESNY was born 1 May 1691 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 20 August 1758 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Étienne MESNY and Catherine LAÎNÉ.
Nicolas CROTEAU dit VINCENT died 14 March 1723 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France.
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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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