Jean
CHIASSON dit GIASSON
(b.
abt. 1668
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
24 January 1719
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jean CHIASSON dit GIASSON was born abt. 1668 in Acadia, Canada
Jean CHIASSON dit GIASSON was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre (Rene) BERNARD and Marie-Andree GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne LEMOINE 12 November 1697 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LEMOINE was born 20 December 1681 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LEMOYNE (LEMOINE) and Madeleine CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY).
Jean CHIASSON dit GIASSON died 24 January 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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