Richard Jacques
RICHARD dit PRAY
(b.
abt. 1685
,
England
d.
3 April 1765
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY was born abt. 1685 in England
Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Richard Jacques married Louise POTHIER 23 November 1723 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise POTHIER was born 8 November 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louise died 27 May 1787 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS.
Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY died 3 April 1765 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Guillaume Praye
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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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