Denis
FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE
(b.
14 September 1672
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
29 December 1751
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
)
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Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 14 September 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France
Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-François FOUCAULT and Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Adrien PREVOST and Marie LEBLONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 12 November 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born abt. 1672 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 27 January 1743 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Catherine was the child of François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU.
Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE died 29 December 1751 in Nicolet, 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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