Andre
ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL
(b.
abt. 1647
,
Ste-Marie-en-Galice, Spain
d.
1 April 1678
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
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Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL was born abt. 1647 in Ste-Marie-en-Galice, Spain
Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL was the child of ? and ?Andre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Andre married Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) 7 June 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE) was born abt. 1645 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 10 October 1710 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).
Andre ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL died 1 April 1678 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
son of Emmanuel Robidou and Catalina de Nagales de Alava
Details of the family tree of Andre 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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