René
GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU
(b.
19 May 1678
,
Poitiers, France
d.
6 February 1735
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU was born 19 May 1678 in Poitiers, France
René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU was the child of ? and ?René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1712.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
René married Marie-Josephte POITRAS 29 January 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte died 29 May 1763 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE.
René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU died 6 February 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Jacques Girard and Marie Nicolle Coustin
Details of the family tree of René 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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