Marie-Marguerite
DUQUET dite DESROCHERS
(b.
13 April 1723
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Marie-Marguerite DUQUET dite DESROCHERS was born 13 April 1723 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite DUQUET dite DESROCHERS was the child of Gabriel DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marguerite HALAY (HALLÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DRAPEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married René FOUQUET 11 May 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
René FOUQUET was born 2 April 1720 in St-Senier-sous-Avranches, Manche, France. René died 10 April 1768 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).
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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