François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS

(b. 16 March 1760 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada d. 21 May 1842 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )

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François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS was born 16 March 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS was the child of Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Madeleine BENOIT (maternal) Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY

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François married Elisabeth COTE 30 January 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth COTE was born 13 August 1766 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth died 15 December 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth was the child of François CÔTÉ and Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS died 21 May 1842 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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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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