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Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT was born 10 July 1726 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT was the child of Jean DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Angélique BENOIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Marie-Jeanne LEMAY (maternal) Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Marie married Jeanne DUMAS 22 April 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Jeanne DUMAS was born 21 August 1724 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jeanne died 13 November 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jeanne was the child of Pierre DUMAS and Marie DEMERS (DUMAIS).
Jean-Marie married (2) Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE 6 May 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE was born 7 February 1742 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Elisabeth died 11 September 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE and Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS.
m. Bernard Elisabeth
m. Dumas Jeanne
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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