André
RAPIN dit SKIANIS
(b.
abt. 1680
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
2 May 1772
,
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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André RAPIN dit SKIANIS was born abt. 1680 in Québec Province, Canada
André RAPIN dit SKIANIS was the child of André RAPIN dit LAMUSETTE and Clémence JARRY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE and Jeanne MERRIN (MAIRET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Anne GOURDON 18 April 1706 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Anne GOURDON was born 22 October 1678 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Anne died abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GOURDON dit LACHASSE and Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE.
André RAPIN dit SKIANIS died 2 May 1772 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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