Madeleine
DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
20 May 1754
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
19 January 1823
,
Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1754 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Prisque FERLAND 12 February 1770 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Prisque FERLAND was born 15 February 1744 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Prisque died 19 September 1822 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Prisque was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Angelique PAQUET.
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 19 January 1823 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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