Joseph-Antoine
GIGUERE dit DESPINS
(b.
14 October 1727
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
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GIGUERE dit DESPINS Family Genealogy
Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS was born 14 October 1727 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD (maternal) Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie NIQUET
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 3 May 1751 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ was born 5 October 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. She was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne RENOUX.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? People of New France were rewarded for having large families - 10 children - 300 pounds per year;...Read MORE...Canada: A People"s History (www.cbc.ca/ history/)
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)
Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
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1727 Birth
14 October 1727
Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 3 May 1751, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada- 1760 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 15 December 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
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