Antoine
MILLIER dit BELLEVILLE
(b.
17 August 1755
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
10 January 1790
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine MILLIER dit BELLEVILLE was born 17 August 1755 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Antoine MILLIER dit BELLEVILLE was the child of Antoine MELLIER dit BELLEVILLE and Marie-Anne-Reine CHAPDELAINE and the grandchild of: (maternal) André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE 23 July 1781 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE was born 17 August 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jacques EMERY dit CODERRE and Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN.
Antoine MILLIER dit BELLEVILLE died 10 January 1790 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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