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BISSON dit SAINT-COME Genealogy
Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME was born abt. 1620 in France. Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME was the child of ? and ?
Gervais was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU) abt. 1640 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU) was born abt. 1622 in France. She died 13 September 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME died 31 July 1674 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Gervais 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
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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)
1642 Birth of Child
Gervais BISSON (BUISSON) was born 22 February 1642, , France- 1654 Birth of Child
Simone BISSON was born 29 December 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1657 Birth of Child
Marie BISSON was born 24 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1660 Birth of Child
Jean-François BISSON was born 24 November 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) 
1674 Death
31 July 1674
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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