Joseph
THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE
(b.
3 April 1846
,
Montebello, Canada East
d.
5 February 1891
,
Montebello, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 3 April 1846 in Montebello, Canada East
Joseph THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Odile CARRIERE 7 October 1861 in Montebello, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Odile CARRIERE was born abt. 1845 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Odile died 11 July 1911
Joseph THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died 5 February 1891 in Montebello, 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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