Angélique
DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS
(b.
17 January 1713
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
15 April 1795
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Angélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 17 January 1713 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Angélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was the child of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DESMARAIS and Elisabeth RICHAUME (maternal) Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Angélique married Louis LETOURNEAU 23 November 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis LETOURNEAU was born 6 February 1701 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Louis died 18 November 1759 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Angélique GUYON.
Angélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 15 April 1795 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Angélique 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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