It is 8:30 am, and I just finished listing our 526 ancestors in alphabetically order. This list includes their birth date and place, death date and place, their marriage date, spouse, and place. I have added these under the "Where to Begin" heading.
I would like to do more research into the "dit" names.
"Dit" in French means "say" and in this context, means "called".
An ancestor such as Phillippee Guillet dit Tourangeau means he had an ancestor named Guillet, but he chose to use the name Tourangeau instead. So he is Pierre Guillet called Tourangeau.
Our 6X Great Grandfather, Jean Baptiste Mercier dit Deschenes, born in 1765, means his ancestor was named Mercier, but he chose to use the name Deschenes instead. So he is
Jean Baptiste Mercier called Deschenes.
I just counted 86 ancestors that used the "dit" in their names. Here is the list:
1. Abraham dit Demarais et Courville
2. Abraham dit Desmarets
3. Ozanne Jeanne dit Ann Achon
4. Ubaine Aodiau (Hodiau)
5. Aubuchon Lesperance
6. Genevieve Barbeau dit Boisdore
7. Jean Baptiste Barbeau / Barbot
8. Madelein Bronsard dit Langevin
9. Etienne Brosard dit Langvin
10. Marie Anne Brunet Letange
11. Charles Marisome Casse dit St. Aubin
12. Jean Baptiste Casse dit St. Aubin
13. Marie Louise Casse Aubin
14. Marie Anne Casse dit St. Aubin
15. Pierre Serat Cerat Conquillard
16. Pierre Cerat Conquillard
17. Josephte Clement dit Lariviere
18. Marie Charlotte Clement Larivere Chambly
19. Michael Clement dit Lariviere
20. Inconnue Collineau de Montaguerre
21. Anthony Daunet dit Fresnier
22. Jeanne Denot dit LeDuc
23. Joseph Deschenes MiVille
24. Jean Baptiste Araham Desmarais dit Courville
25. Laurence Desparois dit Champagne
26. Anne Dodin (Bodin/Boutin)
27. Jean Jacques Dodin (Boutin/Botin)
28. Marie Louise Drusson Robert
29. Marie Madelein del Espinay
30. Pierre Esteve dit Lajeunessel
31. Jean Baptiste Fonblanche Quesnel
32. Marie Joseph Fonblanche Queshel
33. Julien “Sr” Fortin Bellefontaine
34. Abraham Gaudet Mi-Kmaq
35. Pierre Gaudet dit Lejeune
36. Francoise Gaudry dit LaBourbonniere
37. Madelein Gaudry dit Bourbonniere
38. Jean Baptiste Rene Guillet dit Tourangeau
39. Phillippe Guillet dit Tourangeau
40. Regina Angelique Guillet dit Tourangeau
41. Geoffrey Lefebvre St. Jean
42. Marie Louise Lesage dit Lepiedmontois
43. Louis Marie dit St. Marie
44. Madeleine Martin St. Jean
45. Philippe Matou Labrie
46. Jean Baptiste Mercier dit Deschenes
47. Francois MiVille Deschenes
48. Alphonse Francois Morin dit Valcourt
49. Isadore Valcourt Morin
50. Joseph Morin dit Valcourt
51. Noel Morin dit Valcourt
52. Jean Mouflet dit Champagne
53. Jean Michel Mouflet Champagne
54. Maurice Pasquire de Paquet
55. Michael Payment dit Lariviere
56. Pierre Payment dit Larivere
57. Joseph Pepin dit Descardonnets
58. Marie Pepin Deschardonnete
59. Pierre Perthuis Lalime
60. Marie Jeanne Pilon dit L’Estang
61. Thomas Pilon dit Hugues
62. Marie Catherine Presseauover dit Chambley
63. Michel Prezot dit Chambley
64. Jean Baptiste Raymond Talouse Bertrand
65. Jean Baptiste Raymond dit Taylouse
66. Joseph Raymond dit Taylouse
67. Marie A. Raymond dit Taylouse
68. Andre Manuel Robidou/Robidoux dit L’Espaghol
69. Euphrosine Seguin Laderroute
70. Joseph Seguin Laderoute
71. Joseph Seguin dit Landeroute
72. Marie Serat dit Conquillard
73. Pierre Serat Conquillard
74. Marie Madelein Simard Lombrette
75. Joseph Solquin St. Joseph
76. Jean Baptiste Bernardi Souliere dit Tranchemontagne dit Sustier
77. Catherine Mary Louise Soumande dit Delorme
78. Jean Sustier dit Tranchemontagne
79. Archange Tineau dit LaForest
80. Charles Tineau dit Laforest
81. Jean Baptiste Antoine Tineau dit Laforest
82. Paul Guillaume Tineau LaForest
83. Francoise Tourault Toneau
84. Inconnu Trepanier Trepagny
85. Jacques Pierre Tuillier dit Desvignets
86. Louis Villers dit St. Louis
As I made this list, it brought about many questions, and how I alphabetized them. If anyone has information about any of these ancestors, I would love to hear from you.
I would like to do more research into the "dit" names.
"Dit" in French means "say" and in this context, means "called".
An ancestor such as Phillippee Guillet dit Tourangeau means he had an ancestor named Guillet, but he chose to use the name Tourangeau instead. So he is Pierre Guillet called Tourangeau.
Our 6X Great Grandfather, Jean Baptiste Mercier dit Deschenes, born in 1765, means his ancestor was named Mercier, but he chose to use the name Deschenes instead. So he is
Jean Baptiste Mercier called Deschenes.
I just counted 86 ancestors that used the "dit" in their names. Here is the list:
1. Abraham dit Demarais et Courville
2. Abraham dit Desmarets
3. Ozanne Jeanne dit Ann Achon
4. Ubaine Aodiau (Hodiau)
5. Aubuchon Lesperance
6. Genevieve Barbeau dit Boisdore
7. Jean Baptiste Barbeau / Barbot
8. Madelein Bronsard dit Langevin
9. Etienne Brosard dit Langvin
10. Marie Anne Brunet Letange
11. Charles Marisome Casse dit St. Aubin
12. Jean Baptiste Casse dit St. Aubin
13. Marie Louise Casse Aubin
14. Marie Anne Casse dit St. Aubin
15. Pierre Serat Cerat Conquillard
16. Pierre Cerat Conquillard
17. Josephte Clement dit Lariviere
18. Marie Charlotte Clement Larivere Chambly
19. Michael Clement dit Lariviere
20. Inconnue Collineau de Montaguerre
21. Anthony Daunet dit Fresnier
22. Jeanne Denot dit LeDuc
23. Joseph Deschenes MiVille
24. Jean Baptiste Araham Desmarais dit Courville
25. Laurence Desparois dit Champagne
26. Anne Dodin (Bodin/Boutin)
27. Jean Jacques Dodin (Boutin/Botin)
28. Marie Louise Drusson Robert
29. Marie Madelein del Espinay
30. Pierre Esteve dit Lajeunessel
31. Jean Baptiste Fonblanche Quesnel
32. Marie Joseph Fonblanche Queshel
33. Julien “Sr” Fortin Bellefontaine
34. Abraham Gaudet Mi-Kmaq
35. Pierre Gaudet dit Lejeune
36. Francoise Gaudry dit LaBourbonniere
37. Madelein Gaudry dit Bourbonniere
38. Jean Baptiste Rene Guillet dit Tourangeau
39. Phillippe Guillet dit Tourangeau
40. Regina Angelique Guillet dit Tourangeau
41. Geoffrey Lefebvre St. Jean
42. Marie Louise Lesage dit Lepiedmontois
43. Louis Marie dit St. Marie
44. Madeleine Martin St. Jean
45. Philippe Matou Labrie
46. Jean Baptiste Mercier dit Deschenes
47. Francois MiVille Deschenes
48. Alphonse Francois Morin dit Valcourt
49. Isadore Valcourt Morin
50. Joseph Morin dit Valcourt
51. Noel Morin dit Valcourt
52. Jean Mouflet dit Champagne
53. Jean Michel Mouflet Champagne
54. Maurice Pasquire de Paquet
55. Michael Payment dit Lariviere
56. Pierre Payment dit Larivere
57. Joseph Pepin dit Descardonnets
58. Marie Pepin Deschardonnete
59. Pierre Perthuis Lalime
60. Marie Jeanne Pilon dit L’Estang
61. Thomas Pilon dit Hugues
62. Marie Catherine Presseauover dit Chambley
63. Michel Prezot dit Chambley
64. Jean Baptiste Raymond Talouse Bertrand
65. Jean Baptiste Raymond dit Taylouse
66. Joseph Raymond dit Taylouse
67. Marie A. Raymond dit Taylouse
68. Andre Manuel Robidou/Robidoux dit L’Espaghol
69. Euphrosine Seguin Laderroute
70. Joseph Seguin Laderoute
71. Joseph Seguin dit Landeroute
72. Marie Serat dit Conquillard
73. Pierre Serat Conquillard
74. Marie Madelein Simard Lombrette
75. Joseph Solquin St. Joseph
76. Jean Baptiste Bernardi Souliere dit Tranchemontagne dit Sustier
77. Catherine Mary Louise Soumande dit Delorme
78. Jean Sustier dit Tranchemontagne
79. Archange Tineau dit LaForest
80. Charles Tineau dit Laforest
81. Jean Baptiste Antoine Tineau dit Laforest
82. Paul Guillaume Tineau LaForest
83. Francoise Tourault Toneau
84. Inconnu Trepanier Trepagny
85. Jacques Pierre Tuillier dit Desvignets
86. Louis Villers dit St. Louis
As I made this list, it brought about many questions, and how I alphabetized them. If anyone has information about any of these ancestors, I would love to hear from you.