Jeanne-Thérèse
PETIT dite ST-MICHEL
(b.
1 January 1768
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
21 January 1835
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL was born 1 January 1768 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL was the child of Antoine PETIT and Marie-Josephte GODEFROY dite ST-PAUL FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marguerite GAMELIN dite CHATEAUVIEUX (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GODEFROY and Agathe-Veronique PETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeanne-Thérèse married Joseph LETENDRE 10 November 1783 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LETENDRE was born 6 April 1759 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 2 April 1857 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS.
Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL died 21 January 1835 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jeanne-Thérèse appear below.
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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