Louis-Michel
BLANCHARD dit RENAUD
(b.
19 March 1755
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
6 February 1831
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD was born 19 March 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Thérèse-Anne BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY and Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Michel married Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE 19 February 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE was born 8 September 1758 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 10 January 1851 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC.
Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD died 6 February 1831 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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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