Ignace BLANCHARD dit TURENNE

(b. 3 July 1738 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1771 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Ignace BLANCHARD dit TURENNE was born 3 July 1738 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Ignace BLANCHARD dit TURENNE was the child of Pierre BLANCHARD and Gertrude-Michelle DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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

Ignace married Marie-Louise FONTAINE 30 May 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE was born 8 March 1727 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 14 June 1814 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.

Ignace BLANCHARD dit TURENNE died 17 October 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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