Therese
MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS
(b.
6 February 1718
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
d.
12 March 1800
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Therese MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 6 February 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Therese MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was the child of Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Madeleine BRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR and Madeleine LESIEGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Joseph MAGEAU 22 February 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph MAGEAU was born 25 March 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ.
Therese MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS died 12 March 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Therese 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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