Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR

(b. abt. 1651 , France d. 13 January 1726 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

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Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR was born abt. 1651 in France

Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR was the child of ? and ?

Gilles-Francois was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1697.

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

Gilles-Francois married Marie-Catherine MEZERAY 29 July 1697 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Catherine MEZERAY was born abt. 1680 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine died 6 February 1751 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Catherine was the child of Thomas MEZERAY and Louise PARADIS.

Gilles-Francois PARIS dit JOLICOEUR died 13 January 1726 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Paris dit Jolicoeur and Jeanne Boucherit

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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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