Madeleine
DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX
(b.
3 March 1737
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
1 December 1818
,
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX was born 3 March 1737 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Madeleine DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX was the child of François FENIS GRUFFAT dit DAUPHINÉ and Madeleine GADIOU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles GADIOU and Marie-Anne DELUGRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Jacques GIROUX dit JOLICOEUR 27 October 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques GIROUX dit JOLICOEUR was born abt. 1735 in France. Jacques died 13 September 1808 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir).
Madeleine DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX died 1 December 1818 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
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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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