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Edesse MIEL (AMIEL) dite LUSIGNAN was born 5 September 1815 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Edesse MIEL (AMIEL) dite LUSIGNAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie GARCEAU (maternal) François CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edesse married François-Benoni THIBEAU (THIBAULT) 5 February 1849 in Saint-Ours, Canada East . François-Benoni THIBEAU (THIBAULT) was born 6 June 1777 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François-Benoni died 4 April 1856 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François-Benoni was the child of Toussaint THIBEAULT and Thérèse-Marie CARPENTIER (CHARPENTIER).
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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