Marie CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

(b. abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1790 , )

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Marie CHENAY dite LAGARENNE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie CHENAY dite LAGARENNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE and Élisabeth BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Elisabeth AUBERT (maternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE

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

Marie married Charles HUOT dit ST-LAURENT 11 June 1733 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles HUOT dit ST-LAURENT was born 12 January 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charles died 10 July 1751 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charles was the child of Laurent HUOT and Françoise FAVRON.

Marie CHENAY dite LAGARENNE died abt. 1790
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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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