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Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 16 August 1821 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Zoe DEMERS 21 January 1846 in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zoe DEMERS was born 23 March 1828 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Zoe died 10 September 1897 in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
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)
Family and Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
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Zoe DEMERS-- Date: 21 January 1846 Place: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Zoe DEMERS:
Marie May MAINVILLE (b.17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada d. 23 July 1919, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada)
m. Damase Thomas PLEAU 24 April 1871 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
Zoe DEMERS-- Date: 21 January 1846 Place: L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Zoe DEMERS:
Marie May MAINVILLE (b.17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada d. 23 July 1919, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada)m. Damase Thomas PLEAU 24 April 1871 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
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1821 Birth 16 August 1821
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
1846 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Zoe DEMERS 21 January 1846, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1852 Birth of ChildMarie May MAINVILLE was born 17 July 1852, Pontiac, Allumette Island, Quebec, Canada
Joseph was 30 years old.
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