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Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was born 26 July 1792 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Madeleine MANDEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MANDEVILLE and Marie-Madeleine HAZEUR (AZURE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève TESSIER 20 January 1818 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Geneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 27 February 1856 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET.
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Agnes BIBEAU 23 August 1858 in Sorel, Canada East . Agnes BIBEAU was born 21 January 1797 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Agnes died abt. 1870 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Agnes was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU and Madeleine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE.
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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