Alexis
HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE
(b.
27 June 1710
,
Grondines, Canada, New France
d.
15 August 1787
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was born 27 June 1710 in Grondines, Canada, New France
Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE was the child of François HAMELIN and Madeleine AUBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas HAMELIN and Jeanne LEVASSEUR (maternal) Jacques AUBERT (HAUBERT) and Antoinette (Thoinette) MEUNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE 21 February 1735 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 2 February 1708 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Josephte died 17 June 1782 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Josephte was the child of Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE.
Alexis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE died 15 August 1787 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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