Marguerite
MONCIAU dite DESORMEAUX
(b.
2 October 1724
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
16 November 1793
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite MONCIAU dite DESORMEAUX was born 2 October 1724 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite MONCIAU dite DESORMEAUX was the child of Pierre MONCIAU dit DESORMEAUX and Marie-Marguerite AUGER dite BARON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste AUGER dit BARON and Marie-Françoise BON dite LACOMBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Charles GRATTON 24 July 1758 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Charles GRATTON was born 1 June 1733 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charles died 27 October 1804 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION).
Marguerite MONCIAU dite DESORMEAUX died 16 November 1793 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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