Joseph-Pierre
DESHAIES dit ST-CYR
(b.
14 March 1728
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
31 December 1809
,
Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 14 March 1728 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Joseph-Pierre 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):
Joseph-Pierre married Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME 28 April 1752 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 5 March 1758 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Catherine was the child of Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Catherine MASSÉ.
Joseph-Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 5 February 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 30 May 1808 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE).
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 31 December 1809 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
m. Genereux Marie-Josephte
m. Petit Catherine
Details of the family tree of Joseph-Pierre appear below.
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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