Geneviève
CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL
(b.
28 December 1685
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
4 January 1772
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 28 December 1685 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 23 August 1706 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born abt. 1665 in France. Jean died 18 July 1740 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).
Geneviève married (2) Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY 16 November 1763 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 12 March 1778 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT.
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL died 4 January 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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