Brigitte
GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE
(b.
5 October 1752
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
d.
13 November 1790
,
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 5 October 1752 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was the child of François GAGNÉ and Marguerite-Ursule RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE and Marie-Therese LESSARD (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Brigitte married Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) 7 November 1774 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) was born 14 July 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Etienne died 7 May 1824 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Etienne was the child of Jean-François THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Geneviève CLOUTIER.
Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE died 13 November 1790 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Brigitte 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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