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Joseph LANDRY dit BERCAS was born 1 April 1779 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LANDRY dit BERCAS was the child of Joseph LANDRY and Marie Anne ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis LANDRY and Marguerite AUCOIN (maternal) Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise POIRIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine VIGNEAULT 16 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Madeleine VIGNEAULT was born 19 August 1778 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Madeleine died 19 June 1830 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Madeleine was the child of Abraham VIGNEAULT and Marie BOURG.
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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