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Catherine CHICOINE dite COTTON was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada
Catherine CHICOINE dite COTTON was the child of Jean-Jacques CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie BOUDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married James HENLEY abt. 1775 in Percé, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James HENLEY was born abt. 1752 James died abt. 1790 in At Sea*.
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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James HENLEY-- Date: abt. 1775 Place: Percé, Québec, Canada
Children of James HENLEY and Catherine CHICOINE dite COTTON:
Marie HENLEY (b.28 March 1776, Pointe-St-Pierre, Quebec, Canada d. 22 April 1823, Pointe-St-Pierre-de-Malbaie, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean Guillaume GIRARD 1791
James HENLEY-- Date: abt. 1775 Place: Percé, Québec, CanadaChildren of James HENLEY and Catherine CHICOINE dite COTTON:
Marie HENLEY (b.28 March 1776, Pointe-St-Pierre, Quebec, Canada d. 22 April 1823, Pointe-St-Pierre-de-Malbaie, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada)m. Jean Guillaume GIRARD 1791
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1776 Birth of ChildMarie HENLEY was born 28 March 1776, Pointe-St-Pierre, Quebec, Canada (Rocher-Percé)
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