Marguerite
GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN
(b.
5 January 1773
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 October 1849
,
Varennes, Canada East
)
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Marguerite GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN was born 5 January 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN was the child of Pierre GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE (maternal) Gabriel-Lambert HÉBERT and Marie BANLIER dite LAPERLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE 5 September 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 9 May 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE.
Marguerite GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN died 17 October 1849 in Varennes, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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