Basile
CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE
(b.
12 February 1781
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
11 July 1812
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born 12 February 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was the child of François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE (maternal) Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile married Marguerite-Agathe MANDEVILLE 7 January 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite-Agathe MANDEVILLE was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Agathe died 10 January 1854 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite-Agathe was the child of Joseph MANDEVILLE and Marie-Ursule BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.
Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE died 11 July 1812 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Basile 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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