Elisabeth
THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE
(b.
abt. 1666
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
25 March 1734
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
)
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Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE was born abt. 1666 in Québec Province, Canada
Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE was the child of Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE 3 February 1682 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 9 December 1657 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Julien died 9 December 1708 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Julien was the child of Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE.
Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE died 25 March 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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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