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Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 25 February 1807 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Charles-Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (maternal) Pierre-François PELLETIER and Madeleine LEBELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benoit married Marie-Julie VAILLANCOURT 5 June 1832 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada . Marie-Julie VAILLANCOURT was born 29 May 1813 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Julie died 6 April 1839 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Julie was the child of Jean VAILLANCOURT and Julie LABBE.
Benoit married (2) Antoinette TREMBLAY 21 May 1844 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East . Antoinette TREMBLAY was born 15 June 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Antoinette died 2 February 1857 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee). Antoinette was the child of Bernard TREMBLAY and Francoise BOUCHARD.
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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