Louis
DRAGON dit GUAY
(b.
11 May 1752
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
25 April 1818
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Louis DRAGON dit GUAY was born 11 May 1752 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Louis DRAGON dit GUAY was the child of Louis GUAY dit DARAGON and Marguerite CIRCÉ DITE ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Charlotte GIARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marguerite BONINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marguerite CARTIER 15 February 1773 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CARTIER was born 12 April 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 2 March 1829 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jacques CARTIER dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite MONGEON.
Louis DRAGON dit GUAY died 25 April 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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