Joseph
BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN
(b.
27 December 1662
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
16 February 1735
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
)
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Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 27 December 1662 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was the child of René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis SEDILOT and Marie CHALLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE 25 October 1689 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 21 March 1674 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 15 June 1721 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU.
Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN died 16 February 1735 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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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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