Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER

(b. 20 March 1762 , Yamachiche, Canada d. 24 May 1792 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER was born 20 March 1762 in Yamachiche, Canada

Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER was the child of Joseph DESPRES dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe LEROUX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph LEROUX dit LANSEIGNE and Marie-Catherine CHAILLE

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Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) 28 January 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ARNAUD (RENAUD) was born 8 September 1755 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Andre ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN.

Marie-Louise DESPRES dite LORANGER died 24 May 1792 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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