Michel
VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE
(b.
22 September 1726
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
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Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was born 22 September 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was the child of Antoine VACHER and Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) François PELLETIER and Anne GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Angélique MERCIER 27 August 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique MERCIER was born 2 October 1723 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 29 January 1792 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angélique was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE).
Michel married (2) Marguerite ARPIN 30 July 1792 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ARPIN was born 1 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY.
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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