Nicolas
GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS
(b.
29 August 1775
,
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 March 1857
,
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
)
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Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS was born 29 August 1775 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS was the child of Nicolas DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Angélique MONDOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS and Angélique DUMONT (maternal) François MONDOU and Angélique PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marguerite SENECAL 12 November 1798 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite SENECAL was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Paul SENÉCAL and Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ.
Nicolas GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS died 28 March 1857 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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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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