Jean
MONTIGNY dit MINET
(b.
abt. 1637
,
Poitiers, France
d.
9 July 1706
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Jean MONTIGNY dit MINET was born abt. 1637 in Poitiers, France
Jean MONTIGNY dit MINET was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1672.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Perinne PAGNOUX 27 September 1664 in Poitiers, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Perinne PAGNOUX was born abt. 1640 in Poitiers, France. Perinne died 17 August 1720 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean MONTIGNY dit MINET died 9 July 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Jean Minet and Marguerite Poyneau
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
Occupation
Jean MONTIGNY dit MINET was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
Jean MONTIGNY dit MINET was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
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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