Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

(b. abt. 1741 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 September 1808 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD (maternal) Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephe CAUCHON 10 August 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CAUCHON was born 13 March 1748 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Charles CAUCHON and Françoise GUYON (DION).

Pierre married (2) Charlotte MALBOEUF dite BEAUSOLEIL 12 September 1785 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte MALBOEUF dite BEAUSOLEIL was born 27 June 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 19 February 1808 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie-Reine-Jeanne METIVIER.

Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS died 1 September 1808 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
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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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