Nicolas
FORGET dit DESPATITS
(b.
abt. 1620
,
Alençon, Normandie, France
d.
6 April 1680
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS was born abt. 1620 in Alençon, Normandie, France
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS was the child of ? and ?Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marie-Madeleine MARTIN 6 February 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN was born 13 September 1640 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine died 22 February 1688 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS.
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS died 6 April 1680 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS was a Coureur des bois, Trappeur.
Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS was a Coureur des bois, Trappeur.
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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