Pierre
SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS
(b.
6 November 1732
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
9 April 1815
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 6 November 1732 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne MICHAUD 10 January 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne MICHAUD was born 25 July 1737 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 29 January 1809 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis MICHAUD and Marie-Geneviève ALBERT.
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 9 April 1815 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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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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