Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS

(b. abt. 1760 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 August 1834 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada

Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN (maternal) Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Hippolyte married Marie-Anne-Julienne BARBIER 26 July 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Julienne BARBIER was born 20 November 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Anne-Julienne died 16 July 1832 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Anne-Julienne was the child of Louis BARBIER and Marie-Genevieve GENEREUX.

Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS died 24 August 1834 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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