Geneviève
DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN
(b.
29 May 1734
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
27 March 1825
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN was born 29 May 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Nicolas DUVERNAY dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine NOEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) François NOEL and Catherine BRULONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Amable DUPRAS (DUPRAT) 23 June 1761 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable DUPRAS (DUPRAT) was born 20 December 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON.
Geneviève DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN died 27 March 1825 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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