Marie AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN

(b. 22 October 1756 , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 July 1834 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Marie AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 22 October 1756 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was the child of Joseph MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Angélique CHATEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE (maternal) François CHATEL and Angélique BELLEAU dite LAROSE

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

Marie married Pierre ROY 22 September 1783 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ROY was born 23 April 1755 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 29 May 1828 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Gabriel ROY and Marie-Suzanne BEAUDIN.

Marie AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN died 28 July 1834 in Contrecœur, 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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