Jean-Simon
BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN
(b.
28 February 1712
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
d.
21 March 1786
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 28 February 1712 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Julien ALLARD dit LABARRE and Marie MERCIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Simon married Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 11 November 1732 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 8 November 1714 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne died 12 January 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER.
Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN died 21 March 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Simon 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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