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Marguerite ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST was born 3 June 1719 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST was the child of Mathieu ROUILLARD and Marguerite TROTTAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu ROUILLARD and Jeanne GUILLET (maternal) Francois TROTTAIN dit SAINT-SEURIN and Jeanne Anne HARDYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jacques TROTTIER 22 November 1744 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Jacques TROTTIER was born 14 February 1722 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jacques was the child of Antoine TROTTIER and Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT).
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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