Josephte
GERMAIN dite MAGNY
(b.
8 April 1736
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
3 July 1780
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY was born 8 April 1736 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit MAGNY and Therese PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GERMAIN dit MAGNY and Catherine BARIBEAU (maternal) Thomas PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE and Marguerite VANASSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Jacques COURTOIS 22 November 1761 in Batiscan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques COURTOIS was born abt. 1734 in France. Jacques died 5 April 1802 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) .
Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY died 3 July 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Josephte appear below.
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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