Geneviève
RAYMOND dite PHOCAS
(b.
abt. 1714
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
2 June 1792
,
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS was born abt. 1714 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS was the child of Romain RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Marie-Angélique OUELLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre LEVASSEUR 7 November 1735 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre LEVASSEUR was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 9 December 1791 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Pierre was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD.
Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS died 2 June 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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