Augustin
DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
(b.
19 May 1714
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
20 June 1791
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
)
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Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 19 May 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER (maternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Elisabeth BLAIS 26 November 1742 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth BLAIS was born 2 May 1725 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU.
Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 20 June 1791 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Augustin 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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