Jean-Baptiste
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
8 March 1735
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
6 September 1818
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 8 March 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Augustin MORIN and Charlotte LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD (maternal) Joseph LANGLOIS and Louise NOLINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) 23 October 1758 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) was born 27 July 1738 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Veronique died 19 February 1774 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Veronique was the child of Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Louise LEMIEUX.
Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT died 6 September 1818 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower 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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