François
GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE
(b.
15 January 1738
,
Terrebonne, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE was born 15 January 1738 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France
François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE was the child of Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Anne-Elisabeth GRENIER dite NADEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne BEAUDRY 19 February 1770 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne BEAUDRY was born 16 October 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 7 March 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) and Marie-Charlotte VIGER.
François married (2) Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN 1 April 1799 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* . Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN was born 5 August 1753 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Elisabeth-Charles died 26 September 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Elisabeth-Charles was the child of Joseph CHRISTIN and Elizabeth MAGUET (MAILLE).
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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