Josephte
DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE
(b.
15 August 1760
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
d.
8 May 1799
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE was born 15 August 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE was the child of Gabriel DESROCHERS and Louise-Catherine LEMERLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE (maternal) Louis LEMERLE and Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married François BOISVERT 17 August 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BOISVERT was born 12 December 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. François died 8 May 1824 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. François was the child of François BOISVERT and Marie-Geneviève MARTEL.
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE died 8 May 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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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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