Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS

(b. abt. 1730 , France d. 23 February 1808 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS was born abt. 1730 in France

Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS was the child of ? and ?

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

Louis married Marie-Louise BOUCHARD 28 April 1767 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD was born 6 February 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Louise died 18 January 1816 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES.

Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS died 23 February 1808 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

son of Thomas Desligneris and Ginette Michon

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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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