Pierre
DEHOU dit DEVILLERS
(b.
15 October 1773
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 April 1837
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 15 October 1773 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was the child of Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie THIBODEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS (maternal) Joseph THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAVOIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 23 February 1802 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 20 August 1784 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Flavie died 18 February 1836 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Flavie was the child of Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Flavie RIVARD.
Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS died 6 April 1837 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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