Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND

(b. abt. 1709 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude-Louis LEMAIRE and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 April 1724 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Rose died 12 February 1796 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Rose was the child of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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