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Michel MASSON dit BERNARD was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada
Michel MASSON dit BERNARD was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT (maternal) Julien DUMONT dit LAFLEUR and Angélique TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER 11 November 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER was born 12 September 1742 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Thérèse died 9 April 1806 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Thérèse was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.
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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Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER-- Date: 11 November 1765 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT
Children of Michel MASSON dit BERNARD and Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER:
Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER-- Date: 11 November 1765 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT
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1765 Marriage / PartnerMichel MASSON dit BERNARD and Marie-Thérèse CHARPENTIER 11 November 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
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