Alexis VANASSE dit BASTIEN

(b. abt. 1746 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Alexis VANASSE dit BASTIEN was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada

Alexis VANASSE dit BASTIEN was the child of Sebastien VANASSE and Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER (maternal) Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN and Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

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

Alexis married Françoise BEAUPARLANT 20 January 1766 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise BEAUPARLANT was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise was the child of Jean BEAUPARLANT and Josephte MOREAU.

Alexis married (2) Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN 14 October 1771 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Antoinette died 27 March 1816 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Antoinette was the child of Jean GRONDIN and Marie-Geneviève OUELLET.

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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