Chrystophe HUS dit CAPISTRAN

(b. 15 June 1817 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 10 February 1887 , Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada )

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Chrystophe HUS dit CAPISTRAN was born 15 June 1817 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Chrystophe HUS dit CAPISTRAN was the child of Emmanuel LEMOINE dit CAPISTRAN and Marie-Genevieve NEPVEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Chrystophe married Catherine COUTU 31 December 1849 in St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine COUTU was born 6 December 1824 in Sainte-Elizabeth, D'Autray, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Louis COUTU and Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS.

Chrystophe HUS dit CAPISTRAN died 10 February 1887 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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