Jean-Baptiste
ROY dit CHOIGNY
(b.
14 November 1703
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
d.
23 December 1749
,
Lachenaie, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit CHOIGNY was born 14 November 1703 in Repentigny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit CHOIGNY was the child of Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite MARTIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MARTIN and Anne POITRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite MASTA 22 April 1725 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Marguerite MASTA was born 18 November 1706 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite died abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC.
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit CHOIGNY died 23 December 1749 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .
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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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