Joseph
BLOUIN dit FORTIER
(b.
27 March 1754
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
29 July 1835
,
Napierville, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph BLOUIN dit FORTIER was born 27 March 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Joseph BLOUIN dit FORTIER was the child of Joseph BLOUIN and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BLOUIN and Catherine JAHAN (maternal) Simon TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Madeleine GODBOUTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise THIBAULT 11 September 1780 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise THIBAULT was born 15 July 1763 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Louise died 7 January 1861 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle). Marie-Louise was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE.
Joseph BLOUIN dit FORTIER died 29 July 1835 in Napierville, Lower Canada .
m. Marie-Louise Thibault
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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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