Elie
JEAN dit GODON
(b.
10 March 1641
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
abt. 1686
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Elie JEAN dit GODON was born 10 March 1641 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elie JEAN dit GODON was the child of Vivien JEAN and Suzanne HERAULTElie was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1676.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elie married Marie GAGNÉ 20 January 1676 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GAGNÉ was born abt. 1655 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Marie died 23 November 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Elie JEAN dit GODON died abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada.
son of Vivien Jean and Suzanne Herault
Details of the family tree of Elie 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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