Gilles
VINCENT dit DESMARAIS
(b.
abt. 1694
,
Plaisance, Terre-Neuve, Canada
d.
16 October 1755
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Gilles VINCENT dit DESMARAIS was born abt. 1694 in Plaisance, Terre-Neuve, Canada
Gilles VINCENT dit DESMARAIS was the child of Gilles VINCENT dit DESMARETS and Marguerite DURANDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gilles married Marie Anne MAISONNAT abt. 1723 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne MAISONNAT was born abt. 1707 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 19 April 1785 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie Anne was the child of Pierre-Baptiste MAISONNAT and Marguerite BOURGEOIS.
Gilles VINCENT dit DESMARAIS died 16 October 1755 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Gilles 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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