Charles-Nicolas
DEHOU dit DEVILLERS
(b.
24 April 1740
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
19 September 1815
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 24 April 1740 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was the child of Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis LIENARD dit DURBOIS and Louise RACINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles-Nicolas married Marie THIBODEAU 9 February 1767 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie THIBODEAU was born abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 3 May 1823 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie was the child of Joseph THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAVOIE.
Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS died 19 September 1815 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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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