Michel
BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON
(b.
21 February 1799
,
Île-Perrot, Lower Canada
d.
26 June 1845
,
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East
)
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Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON was born 21 February 1799 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada
Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Rosalie MERCIER 25 June 1821 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie MERCIER was born 6 July 1802 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Rosalie died 20 February 1859 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada (Valleyfield) (Sainte-Cécile).
Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON died 26 June 1845 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East .
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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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