Jean
GUYON dit DUROUVRAY
(b.
24 November 1685
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
23 May 1758
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Jean GUYON dit DUROUVRAY was born 24 November 1685 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jean GUYON dit DUROUVRAY was the child of Michel GUYON and Geneviève MARSOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GUYON and Mathurine ROBIN (maternal) Nicolas MARSOLET and Marie BARBIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Louise COUTERON 27 November 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Louise COUTERON was born 30 May 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 4 March 1744 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of André COUTERON and Marguerite BOUTIN.
Jean GUYON dit DUROUVRAY died 23 May 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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