René MEZERAY dit NOPCES

(b. 20 March 1625 , France d. 16 March 1695 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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René MEZERAY dit NOPCES was born 20 March 1625 in France

René MEZERAY dit NOPCES was the child of ? and ?

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1641.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

René married Helene CHASTEL 25 September 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France . Helene CHASTEL was born abt. 1626 in France.

René married (2) Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN 14 September 1645 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN was born abt. 1631 in France. Nicole-Madeleine died 10 April 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Nicole-Madeleine was the child of Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOT.

René married (3) Françoise MILLOT 26 May 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Françoise MILLOT was born abt. 1648 in France. Françoise died 5 April 1703 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

René MEZERAY dit NOPCES died 16 March 1695 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .
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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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