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Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS was born 18 May 1737 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD (maternal) Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie NIQUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marguerite CARTIER 7 May 1759 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CARTIER was born 24 April 1738 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 2 September 1777 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN.
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)
Family and Children of Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS
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Marguerite CARTIER-- Date: 7 May 1759 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marguerite CARTIER was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN
Children of Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marguerite CARTIER:
Marie-Claude GIGUERE dite DESPINS (b.30 October 1761, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LAVALLÉE 3 May 1779 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Marguerite CARTIER-- Date: 7 May 1759 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France Marguerite CARTIER was the child of Guillaume-Louis CARTIER and Marie-Claude GAMELIN
Children of Michel GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marguerite CARTIER:
Marie-Claude GIGUERE dite DESPINS (b.30 October 1761, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. , )m. Joseph LAVALLÉE 3 May 1779 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
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1737 Birth 18 May 1737
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
1759 Marriage / PartnerMichel GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marguerite CARTIER 7 May 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 21 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMarie-Claude GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 30 October 1761, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Michel was 24 years old.
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