Madeleine
AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE
(b.
22 July 1729
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
d.
17 April 1759
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
)
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Madeleine AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE was born 22 July 1729 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Madeleine AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE was the child of Pierre AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Thérèse GILBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Louise-Jeanne TAUDIÈRE dite RENARD (maternal) Étienne GILBERT and Marguerite THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married François RACETTE 10 January 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François RACETTE was born 18 December 1726 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. François died 10 May 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). François was the child of François RACETTE and Marie-Marguerite JOBIN.
Madeleine AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE died 17 April 1759 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.
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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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