Dorothee
VEAU dite SYLVAIN
(b.
9 October 1751
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
d.
19 November 1815
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
)
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Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN was born 9 October 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN was the child of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE (maternal) Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dorothee married Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU 4 February 1771 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Baptiste died 11 December 1816 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean Baptiste was the child of Olivier THIBODEAU and Elisabeth MELANSON.
Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN died 19 November 1815 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Dorothee 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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