Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

(b. abt. 1792 , Canada d. , )

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Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born abt. 1792 in Canada

Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET) (maternal) Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET and Marie-Geneviève DUTEAU

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

Marguerite married François GOUIN 6 April 1812 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GOUIN was born abt. 1790 in Canada. François was the child of Antoine GOUIN and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER.

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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