Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY

(b. abt. 1776 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 July 1840 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada )

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Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY was born abt. 1776 in Québec Province, Canada

Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY was the child of Jean-Francois PAPINEAU and Marie Claire CHAILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Marie-Josephte VAUTOUR (maternal) Pierre CHAILLOT and Marie-Anne MARQUET

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

Francois married Louise BRISSETTE 11 January 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise BRISSETTE was born 29 April 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE).

Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY died 18 July 1840 in Saint-Césaire, Lower 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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