Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR

(b. 23 March 1732 , France d. 22 March 1817 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR was born 23 March 1732 in France

Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1759.

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

Jean married Marie-Louise MENARD 8 January 1759 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise MENARD was born 27 December 1738 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Louise died 24 May 1816 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Josephte MARTIN.

Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR died 22 March 1817 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .

son of Francois Gatineau and Josephe Claudet

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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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