Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX

(b. abt. 1730 , France d. 4 August 1786 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX was born abt. 1730 in France

Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Marguerite ROBERT 18 April 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ROBERT was born 12 February 1740 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 19 June 1823 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Pierre ROBERT and Marguerite PROVOST.

Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX died 4 August 1786 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Adrien Birtz and Marguerite Neveu

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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