Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS

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18 May 1737 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS Françoise JUTRAS

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Born: 18 May 1737 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS

Mother: Françoise JUTRAS

Paternal grandparents: Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS , Marie-Françoise PINARD

Maternal grandparents: Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS , Marie NIQUET

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Michel married Marguerite CARTIER 7 May 1759 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CARTIER was born 24 April 1738 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 2 September 1777 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN.

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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Marguerite CARTIER
Marriage date: 7 May 1759
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marguerite CARTIER was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN

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Marie-Claude GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born: 30 October 1761, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LAVALLÉE 3 May 1779 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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