Michel DANIEL dit DAIGNEAULT

(b. abt. 1704 , Spain d. 29 April 1774 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel DANIEL dit DAIGNEAULT was born abt. 1704 in Spain

Michel DANIEL dit DAIGNEAULT was the child of ? and ?

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1741.

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

Michel married Françoise COMEAU 10 June 1741 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise COMEAU was born 21 November 1720 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Françoise died abt. 1760 Françoise was the child of Jean COMEAU and Catherine JOSEPH.

Michel DANIEL dit DAIGNEAULT died 29 April 1774 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Michel Daniel and Marie Onule
born at Alicante, Pais Valenciano, Spain

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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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