Philippe AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE

(b. abt. 1600 , France d. 26 August 1636 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Philippe AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE was born abt. 1600 in France

Philippe AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE was the child of ? and ?

Philippe was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1635.

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

Philippe married Anne CONVENT (COUVENT) abt. 1625 in France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anne CONVENT (COUVENT) was born abt. 1601 in France. Anne died 25 December 1675 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Philippe AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE died 26 August 1636 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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