Marie-Geneviève
HOUDE dite GERVAIS
(b.
abt. 1699
,
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
d.
4 March 1778
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS was born abt. 1699 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS was the child of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Guillaume DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Louise VITARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Geneviève married Paul MARTEL 22 October 1724 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Paul MARTEL was born 18 October 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Paul died 19 March 1785 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Paul was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Madeleine GUILLOT.
Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS died 4 March 1778 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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