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DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS Family Genealogy
Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada. Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was the child of René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Genevieve BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 13 January 1749 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Genevieve BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) was born 19 May 1725 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve was the child of Michel-Ignace BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Jeanne POISSON.
m. Beaudoin Genevieve
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? Tobacco was used freely in New France. Nearly every farmer planted tobacco near his home. Men and...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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)
1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Genevieve BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 13 January 1749, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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