Mathieu
BRUNET dit LETANG
(b.
20 December 1637
,
Randonnai, Perche, France
d.
17 December 1708
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG was born 20 December 1637 in Randonnai, Perche, France
Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG was the child of ? and ?Mathieu was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathieu married Marie BLANCHARD 10 November 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie BLANCHARD was born 15 January 1647 in Rouen, France. Marie died 29 January 1722 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine).
Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG died 17 December 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Jacques Brunet and Jacqueline Recheine
Details of the family tree of Mathieu 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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