André CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND

(b. abt. 1667 , France d. 28 March 1755 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )

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André CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND was born abt. 1667 in France

André CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

André married Anne PASTOUREL dite LAFRANCHISE 17 July 1707 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne PASTOUREL dite LAFRANCHISE was born 28 March 1677 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Anne died 22 April 1746 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Anne was the child of Claude PASTOUREL dit LAFRANCHISE (PASTOREL) and Marie LECLERC.

André CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND died 28 March 1755 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Chauvet and Francoise Touzet

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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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