Marie-Jeanne
ROY dite PORTELANCE
(b.
12 October 1715
,
Beaumont, Canada, New France
d.
7 January 1794
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE was born 12 October 1715 in Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE was the child of Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE and Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PORTELANCE and Anne FORGUES (maternal) Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Jeanne married Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD.
Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE died 7 January 1794 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Jeanne 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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