Augustin
BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN
(b.
20 December 1755
,
Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
d.
15 February 1780
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was born 20 December 1755 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN was the child of Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Veronique-Monique BISAILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie FAVREAU (maternal) Étienne BISAILLON and Anne-Françoise LEBERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marie-Angélique ROY 27 November 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique ROY was born 29 December 1757 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 21 July 1827 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique was the child of André ROY and Marie JOLY.
Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN died 15 February 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Augustin 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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