Joseph BARRETTE dit DESCORMIERS

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abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

11 June 1754 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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Adrien BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)Marguerite BIGOT

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Born: abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Adrien BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

Mother: Marguerite BIGOT

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Louise CHARRIER

Maternal grandparents: François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE , Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER 25 June 1747 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 27 January 1762 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY.

Joseph BARRETTE dit DESCORMIERS died 11 June 1754 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France .
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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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Joseph BARRETTE dit DESCORMIERS married

Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 25 June 1747
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARRETTE dit DESCORMIERS and Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER 25 June 1747, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)