Charles RENY dit FOURRE

(b. 22 August 1760 , Beauport, Québec, Canada d. 3 April 1842 , Sainte-Marie, Canada East )

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Charles RENY dit FOURRE was born 22 August 1760 in Beauport, Québec, Canada

Charles RENY dit FOURRE was the child of Charles-Rene FOURRE dit RENY and Madeleine-Angelique CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene FOURRE dit VADEBONCOEUR and Marie-Marguerite AUVRAY (maternal) Pierre CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Marie-Madeleine-Angelique RODRIGUE

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Charles married Josephte CAUCHY dite LACOUTURE 7 January 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte CAUCHY dite LACOUTURE was born 9 April 1764 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte died 20 September 1834 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Josephte was the child of Albert-Guilain CAUCHY DE LACOUTURE and Josephte RATTÉ.

Charles RENY dit FOURRE died 3 April 1842 in Sainte-Marie, Canada East .
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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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