Jean-Baptiste-Jacques
JEAN dit MAURICE
(b.
14 May 1751
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
23 April 1780
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste-Jacques JEAN dit MAURICE was born 14 May 1751 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques JEAN dit MAURICE was the child of Maurice JEAN and Marthe BUSSIERE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BUSSIERE and Ursule RONDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques married Marie-Geneviève BRUNET 17 August 1772 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève BRUNET was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Alexis BRUNET and Marguerite RACINE.
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques JEAN dit MAURICE died 23 April 1780 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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