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Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ dite BELLAVANCE was born 30 September 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ dite BELLAVANCE was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Marguerite BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE and Anne-Jeanne TESSIER (maternal) Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS and Catherine LEMOINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Louis-Amable SEDILOT dit MONTREUIL 5 November 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Amable SEDILOT dit MONTREUIL was born 11 August 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis-Amable died 22 July 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis-Amable was the child of François SEDILOT dit MONTREUIL and Marie-Anne LAHAISE.
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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