Laurent
MORIN dit VALCOURT
(b.
5 August 1820
,
Percé, Lower Canada
d.
24 December 1890
,
Percé, Québec, Canada
)
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Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 5 August 1820 in Percé, Lower Canada
Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT and Rachel LABBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Modeste PAIN (maternal) Jacques LABBE and Genevieve ARBOURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Ursule TRUDEL 6 November 1862 in Percé, St-Michel, Québec, Canada . Ursule TRUDEL was born 30 August 1830 in Percé, Québec, Canada (Perce) (North Beach) (South Beach). Ursule was the child of Jean TRUDEL and Françoise LAFLAMME.
Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT died 24 December 1890 in Percé, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Laurent 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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