Josephte
PETIT dite CHAUVIN
(b.
18 May 1727
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
16 October 1780
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Josephte PETIT dite CHAUVIN was born 18 May 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Josephte PETIT dite CHAUVIN was the child of Nicolas PETIT and Michele CHAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Jean CHAUVIN and Madeleine COURTOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Louis-Herman BLAIN 25 October 1745 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis-Herman BLAIN was born 21 May 1725 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Louis-Herman died 21 March 1782 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Louis-Herman was the child of Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU).
Josephte PETIT dite CHAUVIN died 16 October 1780 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
daughter of ? and Michelle Chauvin
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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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