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Nicolas BOISSY dit LAGRILLADE was born 9 March 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France
Nicolas BOISSY dit LAGRILLADE was the child of Julien BOISSY and Jeanne-Ursule BISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien BOISSY dit LAGRILLADE and Françoise GROSSEJAMBE (maternal) Antoine BUISSON and Ursule TRUTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Angélique RENAUD abt. 1754 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique RENAUD was born 16 April 1737 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Angélique died 5 November 1775 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Angélique was the child of Louis RENAUD and Marie Madeleine LAPIERRE.
Nicolas married (2) Françoise ARNAUD (RENAUD) 16 February 1778 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise ARNAUD (RENAUD) was born 25 January 1755 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Françoise was the child of Charles ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Angélique CATUDAL dite ST-JEAN.
m. Renaud Angelique
m. Renaud Francoise
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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