Joseph ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL

(b. abt. 1810 , Canada d. 28 October 1886 , Wotton, Québec, Canada )

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Joseph ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL was born abt. 1810 in Canada

Joseph ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL was the child of Etienne ISOIRE (HYSOIRE) dit PROVENCAL and Marie-Anne LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL and Brigitte DERY (maternal) Joseph LEPAGE and Marie-Anne HAUTBOIS

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

Joseph married Ursule ROBERGE 16 August 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule ROBERGE was born 23 September 1812 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Ursule died 31 March 1884 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte). Ursule was the child of Louis ROBERGE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Celeste LEBRUN dite CARRIÈRE.

Joseph ISOIRE dit PROVENÇAL died 28 October 1886 in Wotton, Québec, Canada .
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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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