Nicolas
VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE
(b.
abt. 1701
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
4 February 1800
,
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
)
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Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE and Jeanne BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER was born 20 December 1701 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite-Jeanne died 24 March 1800 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marguerite-Jeanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS.
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE died 4 February 1800 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Nicolas appear below.
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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