Symphorien GAUTINEAU (GAUDIO) dit VADEBONCOEUR

(b. 4 April 1720 , France d. 22 February 1772 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Symphorien GAUTINEAU (GAUDIO) dit VADEBONCOEUR was born 4 April 1720 in France

Symphorien GAUTINEAU (GAUDIO) dit VADEBONCOEUR was the child of ? and ?

Symphorien was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1762.

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

Symphorien married Marguerite THIBAULT 19 April 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite THIBAULT was born 21 June 1745 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite died 8 May 1818 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA.

Symphorien GAUTINEAU (GAUDIO) dit VADEBONCOEUR died 22 February 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.

son of Rene Gaudineau (Gaudio) dit Vadeboncoeur and Anne Lanier

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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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