Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS

(b. abt. 1697 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada

Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS was the child of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Guillaume DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Louise VITARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Angélique married Alexis BEAUDOIN (BAUDOUIN) 30 November 1717 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis BEAUDOIN (BAUDOUIN) was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis died 29 March 1731 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Alexis was the child of Antoine BAUDOUIN and Marie-Anne DANIAU (DANIA).

Angélique married (2) Francois SYLVESTRE 15 February 1733 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois SYLVESTRE was born 30 August 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Francois died 23 September 1740 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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