Antoine
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
16 October 1704
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
3 March 1776
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 16 October 1704 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Pierre MORIN and Françoise Jeanne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER and Marie Madeleine MARTIN (maternal) Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marguerite DANIAU dite LAPRISE 25 October 1734 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite DANIAU dite LAPRISE was born abt. 1711 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 17 August 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marguerite was the child of Jacques DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.
Antoine MORIN dit VALCOURT died 3 March 1776 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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