Charles-Joseph
DESHAIES dit ST-CYR
(b.
12 August 1723
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
4 July 1796
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 12 August 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET (maternal) Joseph MOREAU and Marie-Francoise FRIGONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles-Joseph married Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire-Amable RICHARD was born 26 April 1731 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Claire-Amable died 19 October 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Claire-Amable was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER.
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 4 July 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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