Elisabeth
FORGET dite DESPATITS
(b.
27 April 1775
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 March 1854
,
Napierville, Canada East
)
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Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 27 April 1775 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS and Angélique CHAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Anne CHARBONNEAU (maternal) François CHAUVIN and Madeleine BLAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 23 October 1797 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 19 June 1770 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Noel died 1 January 1859 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Noel was the child of François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU).
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS died 25 March 1854 in Napierville, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Elisabeth 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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