Marie-Josephe GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 August 1753 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Josephe GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephe GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Julien GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Françoise DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE and Françoise LOISEAU (maternal) Antoine DESERRE and Mathurine BELANGER

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Marie-Josephe married Nicolas DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 24 April 1752 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Nicolas DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was born 18 February 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Nicolas died 16 July 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Nicolas was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.

Marie-Josephe GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN died 14 August 1753 in Contrecœur, 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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Nicolas DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)-- Date: 24 April 1752 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Nicolas DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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Marie-Josephe GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN and Nicolas DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 24 April 1752, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)