Nicolas MACART (MACARD) dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. abt. 1621 , Champagne, France d. 5 October 1659 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Nicolas MACART (MACARD) dit CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1621 in Champagne, France

Nicolas MACART (MACARD) dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of ? and ?

Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Marguerite COUILLARD 12 November 1646 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite COUILLARD was born 10 August 1626 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 20 April 1705 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Marie-Guillemette HÉBERT.

Nicolas MACART (MACARD) dit CHAMPAGNE died 5 October 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Thomas Macart and Marguerite Hardy

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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