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Joseph DEBUSSAT dit ST-GERMAIN was born 11 May 1727 in St-Germain-de-Montbron, France
Joseph DEBUSSAT dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Catherine BROUILLET 4 April 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Catherine BROUILLET was born 1 November 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Catherine died 15 February 1781 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Catherine was the child of Robert BROUILLET and Catherine LORION.
Joseph married (2) Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 6 May 1782 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 25 June 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Thérèse died 29 August 1795 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Thérèse was the child of Paul BEAUDREAU (BAUDREAU) dit GRAVELINE and Marie TESSIER.
son of Jacques Debussat and Marie Lagarde
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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