Etienne
VEAU dit SYLVAIN
(b.
23 August 1671
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
d.
9 January 1703
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
)
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Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 23 August 1671 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN was the child of Sylvain VEAU and Anne GALLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Marguerite GAGNON 23 November 1693 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite GAGNON was born abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 7 May 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN.
Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN died 9 January 1703 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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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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