Elisabeth
MEYER dite CHRISTIANE
(b.
8 January 1789
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 November 1846
,
St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
)
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Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE was born 8 January 1789 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE was the child of Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR) and Catherine-Marguerite JOLY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT 18 January 1808 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 31 December 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE.
Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE died 29 November 1846 in St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Elisabeth 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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