Jean-Baptiste
SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS
(b.
30 April 1719
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
10 June 1792
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 30 April 1719 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) and Marie-Anne BOUCHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 1 May 1741 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 25 December 1721 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 9 June 1788 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET.
Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 10 June 1792 in La Pocatière, 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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