Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS

(b. abt. 1674 , Rouen, France d. 29 May 1740 , Repentigny, Canada, New France )

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Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born abt. 1674 in Rouen, France

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS was the child of ? and ?

Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1694.

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

Gabriel married Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) 22 February 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 12 October 1673 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Geneviève died 16 August 1727 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER.

Gabriel married (2) Marie-Louise COUVRET 09 February 1728 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise COUVRET was born 8 February 1702 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise died 8 April 1766 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise was the child of Victor COUVRET and Marie-Thérèse CHERLOT.

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS died 29 May 1740 in Repentigny, 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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