Joseph
HAMELIN dit BELOU
(b.
1 April 1770
,
Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 March 1840
,
St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph HAMELIN dit BELOU was born 1 April 1770 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph HAMELIN dit BELOU was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAMELIN and Charlotte MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent HAMELIN and Madeleine GARIEPY (maternal) Nicolas MATTE and Rose GODIN dite JACQUOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Ursule BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR 23 April 1792 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 7 September 1773 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Ursule was the child of Antoine-Amable BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte PROULX.
Joseph HAMELIN dit BELOU died 4 March 1840 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Lower Canada.
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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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