Abraham
MARTIN dit BARNABÉ
(b.
23 July 1770
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
23 July 1830
,
)
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Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ was born 23 July 1770 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham married Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST 6 October 1794 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST was born 23 March 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine-Genevieve died 31 October 1808 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada.
Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ died 23 July 1830
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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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