Jean-Baptiste
DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
14 January 1767
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
5 March 1816
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 14 January 1767 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE (maternal) Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne DUPUIS 24 October 1796 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DUPUIS was born 20 June 1774 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles DUPUIS and Geneviève DESERRE.
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 5 March 1816 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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