Marie-Josephte
DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE
(b.
31 October 1705
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
30 October 1776
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 31 October 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was the child of Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT 7 January 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bernard AUDON dit ROCHEFORT was born abt. 1698 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Bernard died 23 January 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Marie-Josephte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE died 30 October 1776 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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