Joseph
DEGRE dit PRECOURT
(b.
10 September 1816
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
d.
27 June 1896
,
Beloeil, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 10 September 1816 in Beloeil, Lower Canada
Joseph DEGRE dit PRECOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD (maternal) Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Helene RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 17 November 1840 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Helene RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD was born 25 December 1820 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Helene died 17 January 1890 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) and Charlotte PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN.
Joseph DEGRE dit PRECOURT died 27 June 1896 in Beloeil, Québec, 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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