Michel
DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC
(b.
4 December 1749
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
d.
14 February 1812
,
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
)
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DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC Genealogy
Michel DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC was born
4 December 1749
in Repentigny, Canada, New France .
Michel DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC
was the child of
Michel DESMARAIS
and
Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and
Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE
(maternal)
Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and
Marie-Louise BOUSQUET
Michel DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC died 14 February 1812 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
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What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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)
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny)
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Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny)
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Birth 4 December 1749
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny)
Death 14 February 1812Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
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