Joseph
CAYA dit MADRAN
(b.
18 December 1795
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
d.
25 February 1872
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN was born 18 December 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN was the child of Louis-Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Josephte VANASSE PRÉCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN (maternal) Gabriel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marguerite AUBRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite HOUDE 18 June 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marguerite HOUDE was born 29 October 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite died 26 February 1880 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.
Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN died 25 February 1872 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada .
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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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