Madeleine ROY dite CHOIGNY

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abt. 1705 , Québec Province, Canada

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Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY Marguerite MARTIN

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Born: abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph ROY dit CHOIGNY

Mother: Marguerite MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MARTIN , Anne POITRON

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Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste ROYER 26 November 1725 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste ROYER was born abt. 1695 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 29 October 1760 in Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, Quebec, Canada.

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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Madeleine ROY dite CHOIGNY married

Jean-Baptiste ROYER
Marriage date: 26 November 1725
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROYER and Madeleine ROY dite CHOIGNY

Jean-Louis-Francois ROYER

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 April 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule BONIN 28 April 1755 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Barbe ROYER

Born: 27 October 1733, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL 28 April 1755 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louise ROYER

Born: 8 April 1736, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GUERTIN 21 February 1757 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Agathe ROYER

Born: 12 March 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Marie DUPRÉ 5 February 1770 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1725 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ROY dite CHOIGNY and Jean-Baptiste ROYER 26 November 1725 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)