Germain
ROY dit VOISINE
(b.
10 February 1780
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 March 1867
,
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
)
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Germain ROY dit VOISINE was born 10 February 1780 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain ROY dit VOISINE was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ (maternal) Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Germain married Perpetue LEVASSEUR 21 February 1803 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Perpetue LEVASSEUR was born 20 January 1785 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Perpetue died 2 May 1824 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Perpetue was the child of Etienne LEVASSEUR and Angélique MICHAUD.
Germain ROY dit VOISINE died 17 March 1867 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Germain 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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