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Daniel CHEVALIER dit LAMIRANDE was born abt. 1793 in Canada
Daniel CHEVALIER dit LAMIRANDE was the child of Alexis DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE CHEVALIER and Judith BILLY dite ST-LOUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Catherine-Josephe TROTTIER dite VALCOURT (maternal) Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Angelique LABRECHE dite DEZIELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Daniel married Josephte GIGUERE 25 November 1816 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GIGUERE was born abt. 1796 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte was the child of Joseph-Augustin GIGUERE and Madeleine PAQUIN.
Occupation
Daniel CHEVALIER dit LAMIRANDE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Daniel CHEVALIER dit LAMIRANDE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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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