François
ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE
(b.
3 June 1788
,
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 April 1850
,
Portneuf, Canada East
)
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François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 3 June 1788 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was the child of Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Rose RICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Josephte LAFOND (maternal) François RICARD and Marie-Josephe CHARESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marguerite GRANDBOIS 21 July 1812 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite GRANDBOIS was born 30 August 1794 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite died 14 November 1872 in Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS.
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE died 7 April 1850 in Portneuf, Canada East .
died at St Casimir, Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
Details of the family tree of François 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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