Marie-Anne
GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE
(b.
21 June 1733
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
11 September 1792
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 June 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) and Marie-Anne POITRAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François POITRAS and Marie-Anne PETITCLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Jean-Francois VOCELLE 6 February 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois VOCELLE was born 27 March 1730 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Francois died 5 December 1797 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Francois was the child of Francois VOCELLE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Francoise DESEVE.
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE died 11 September 1792 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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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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