Marie-Marguerite
VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE
(b.
21 February 1733
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
d.
14 December 1809
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was born 21 February 1733 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was the child of Antoine VACHER and Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) François PELLETIER and Anne GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste VACHON 19 February 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste VACHON was born 15 July 1728 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 17 June 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Noel VACHON dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Charlotte MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE.
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE died 14 December 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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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