Jean-Amable
BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN
(b.
11 February 1735
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
12 November 1793
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was born 11 February 1735 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN was the child of Jean-Simon BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Jeanne VIGEANT dite TAUPIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Jeanne ALLARD dite LABARRE (maternal) Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Amable married Marie JOUBERT 12 January 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie JOUBERT was born 8 June 1741 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Pierre JOUBERT and Agathe JARRY dite HENRI.
Jean-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN died 12 November 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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