Hippolyte
GUAY dit DARAGON
(b.
15 September 1759
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
5 September 1823
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Hippolyte GUAY dit DARAGON was born 15 September 1759 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Hippolyte GUAY dit DARAGON was the child of Louis GUAY dit DARAGON and Marguerite CIRCÉ DITE ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Charlotte GIARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marguerite BONINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hippolyte married Agathe LUSSIER 22 May 1780 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agathe LUSSIER was born 9 December 1761 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Agathe died 11 February 1820 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Angélique DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON.
Hippolyte GUAY dit DARAGON died 5 September 1823 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Hippolyte 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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