François-Alphonse
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
2 December 1670
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
3 June 1737
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
)
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François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 2 December 1670 in Québec, Canada, New France
François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Madeleine NORMAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel MORIN and Helene DESPORTESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Alphonse married Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD 11 November 1697 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD was born 12 July 1677 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine died 21 April 1753 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Catherine was the child of Vincent CHAMAILLARD and Catherine RENUSSON.
François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT died 3 June 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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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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