Helene
GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE
(b.
30 September 1746
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
26 February 1811
,
Château-Richer, Lower Canada
)
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Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 30 September 1746 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE was the child of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Louise POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Anne GUILLOT (maternal) Joseph POULIN and Louise BOLDUCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helene married Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT 27 September 1773 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was born 4 March 1727 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean-Baptiste died 7 November 1807 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine TOUPIN and Françoise LEFEBVRE.
Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE died 26 February 1811 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Helene appear below.
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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