Jean-François
GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS
(b.
18 March 1693
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
7 May 1759
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS was born 18 March 1693 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS was the child of Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean TRUDEL (TRUDELLE) and Marguerite THOMASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-François married Marie-Catherine AUBERT 23 June 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Catherine AUBERT was born 10 November 1701 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Catherine died 22 June 1760 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Catherine was the child of François AUBERT and Angélique TETU dite DUTILLY.
Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS died 7 May 1759 in Louiseville, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean-François 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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