Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG

(b. abt. 1668 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1750 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG was born abt. 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG was the child of Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG and Marie BLANCHARD

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

Michel married Marie-Madeleine MOISON 7 October 1692 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine MOISON was born 17 March 1675 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 3 February 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas MOISON and Jeanne VALLEE.

Michel married (2) Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR 10 July 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR was born 28 February 1686 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Anne-Élizabeth-Marie died 19 June 1753 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Anne-Élizabeth-Marie was the child of François EMEREAU dit BÉLAIR (EMERIAU) and Isabelle FRESSEL (FRESEL).

Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG died 30 March 1750 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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