Geneviève
SERREAU dite ST-AUBIN
(b.
7 August 1667
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1739
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Geneviève SERREAU dite ST-AUBIN was born 7 August 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève SERREAU dite ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean SERREAU dit ST-AUBIN and Marguerite BOILEAU (BOISLEAU) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Rene BOILEAU IV and Joachine FERRAND DITE SERRANTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Jacques PETITPAS abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques PETITPAS was born abt. 1667 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jacques died abt. 1691 Jacques was the child of Claude PETITPAS and Catherine BUGARET.
Geneviève married (2) Barthelemy BERGERON abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Barthelemy BERGERON was born 23 May 1663 in France.
Geneviève SERREAU dite ST-AUBIN died abt. 1739 in Port Royal, Acadia .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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