Rene MONET dit BOISMENU

(b. 19 October 1752 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1788 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rene MONET dit BOISMENU was born 19 October 1752 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Rene MONET dit BOISMENU was the child of Nicolas MONET and Marie-Josephe TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MONET dit BOISMENU and Jeanne VIAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth RENAUD

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

Rene married Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) 13 February 1775 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MULAIRE (MILAIRE) was born 7 September 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Catherine died 14 March 1840 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Catherine was the child of Christophe MULAIRE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU.

Rene MONET dit BOISMENU died 27 January 1788 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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