Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL

(b. abt. 1741 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 October 1821 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL and Geneviève RATTÉ (maternal) Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marie-Anne married François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 1 May 1759 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 23 July 1804 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). François was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER.

Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL died 17 October 1821 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Vanasse Francois

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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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