Robert HOUY dit ST-LAURENT

(b. abt. 1697 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Robert HOUY dit ST-LAURENT was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada

Robert HOUY dit ST-LAURENT was the child of Robert HOUY dit ST-LAURENT and Anne-Françoise GAURON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel GAURON dit PETITBOIS and Marguerite ROBINEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Robert married Anne-Marguerite GARIEPY 25 November 1721 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne-Marguerite GARIEPY was born 1 February 1697 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Anne-Marguerite died 16 May 1726 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Anne-Marguerite was the child of François GARIEPY and Geneviève GODIN.

Robert married (2) Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE 24 April 1729 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE was born 8 December 1694 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise-Charlotte died 19 April 1759 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Louise-Charlotte was the child of Jean PILOTE and Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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