Firmin
MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
(b.
1 August 1785
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 June 1842
,
La Pocatière, Canada East
)
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Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 1 August 1785 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Louis CARON and Françoise GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Firmin married Victoire GRONDIN 7 February 1813 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire GRONDIN was born 26 September 1787 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Victoire died 25 July 1846 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Victoire was the child of Pierre GRONDIN and Victoire EMOND.
Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 20 June 1842 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Firmin 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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