Marguerite-Ursule
BOUCHARD dite DORVAL
(b.
12 August 1665
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
1 October 1727
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 12 August 1665 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite-Ursule married Pierre-Jacques GIRARD 4 September 1690 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre-Jacques GIRARD was born abt. 1648 in France. Pierre-Jacques died 25 July 1727 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).
Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 1 October 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite-Ursule appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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