Antoine
DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS
(b.
6 May 1725
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
22 February 1801
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS was born 6 May 1725 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU) (maternal) Florent LECLERC and Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Françoise LEBLANC 29 April 1749 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise LEBLANC was born 12 June 1721 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise died 5 February 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise was the child of René LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU.
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS died 22 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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