Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

(b. 8 June 1669 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1736 , Montmagny, Canada, New France )

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Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES was born 8 June 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES was the child of François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE and Marie LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MIVILLE dit LESUISSE and Charlotte MAUGIS (maternal) Noel LANGLOIS and Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

Joseph married Geneviève CARON 8 January 1695 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Geneviève CARON was born 18 March 1680 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Geneviève died 1 November 1733 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Geneviève was the child of Pierre CARON and Marie-Michelle BERNIER.

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES died 26 January 1736 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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Occupation

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES was a Captain of the Militia.

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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