Catherine
PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
(b.
abt. 1726
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
23 July 1812
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada
Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was the child of Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE (maternal) Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Louis LEFORT 1 October 1753 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis LEFORT was born 22 October 1717 in Bordeaux, France.
Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) died 23 July 1812 in Sorel, Lower 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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