Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE

(b. 23 November 1616 , France d. 2 January 1691 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE was born 23 November 1616 in France

Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE was the child of ? and ?

Thomas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas married Denise CHERFAULT 16 November 1665 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Denise CHERFAULT was born abt. 1641 in Paris, France. Denise died 2 March 1711 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).

Thomas GRANDRY dit FAVEROLLE died 2 January 1691 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Grandry and Anne Benard

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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