Joseph-Ambroise
HENAULT dit PORTNEUF
(b.
20 October 1761
,
Berthierville, Canada
d.
22 July 1831
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was born 20 October 1761 in Berthierville, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF was the child of Jean-Baptiste HÉNAULT dit PORTNEUF and Marie-Josephe GENEREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Pierre HÉNAULT dit DELORME and Marguerite PIETTE (PIET) (maternal) François-Ambroise GENEREUX and Marie-Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Ambroise married Cecile PROVOST 8 October 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile PROVOST was born 3 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Cecile died 6 August 1830 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Cecile was the child of Louis PROVOST and Francoise FAVREAU.
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT dit PORTNEUF died 22 July 1831 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Ambroise appear below.
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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