Ambroise
MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
(b.
23 October 1731
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
20 April 1808
,
Repentigny, Lower Canada
)
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Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 23 October 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine DUBE (maternal) François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ambroise married Claire PELLETIER 12 January 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Claire PELLETIER was born 6 August 1735 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Claire died 9 June 1806 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Claire was the child of Guillaume PELLETIER and Françoise JEAN.
Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 20 April 1808 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of 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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