Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS

(b. 11 December 1761 , Batiscan, Canada d. 23 April 1791 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS was born 11 December 1761 in Batiscan, Canada

Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS was the child of Joseph GUILLET and Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LANOUETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUILLET and Marie TROTTIER (maternal) Ignace RIVARD dit LANOUETTE and Marie-Josephte PERRAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Elisabeth married Michel TESSIER 1 February 1785 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel TESSIER was born 8 December 1761 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel died 1 July 1847 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel was the child of Louis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE.

Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS died 23 April 1791 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .

m. Tessier Michel

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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