Marie-Madeleine
MEZERAY dite NOPCES
(b.
abt. 1658
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
25 July 1740
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES was born abt. 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES was the child of René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine married Abraham METHOT 16 July 1673 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Abraham METHOT was born abt. 1642 in Rouen, France. Abraham died 10 September 1706 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada .
Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES died 25 July 1740 in Québec, Canada, New France .
NOTE: The October 1657 birth date appearing in numerous places on the Internet appears to belong to her sister, Marie, who later marries Jean Adam.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Madeleine 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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