Paul
DESMARAIS dit LUSSIER
(b.
12 November 1788
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 July 1875
,
St-Pie-de-Guire, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
)
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Paul DESMARAIS dit LUSSIER was born 12 November 1788 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul DESMARAIS dit LUSSIER was the child of Christophe DESMARAIS and Catherine CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER (maternal) François CARTIER and Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Angele BOISVERT 29 January 1810 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angele BOISVERT was born 16 September 1793 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angele died 30 July 1837 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angele was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Josephte RAYMOND.
Paul DESMARAIS dit LUSSIER died 29 July 1875 in St-Pie-de-Guire, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada.
m. Boisvert Angele
m. Theroux Josephte
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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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