Louis
DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU
(b.
29 January 1746
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
17 May 1837
,
Joliette, Lower Canada
)
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Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was born 29 January 1746 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was the child of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Madeleine BRAULT (maternal) François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 7 January 1751 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Agathe-Clemence died 5 June 1814 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Marie-Agathe-Clemence was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU.
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU died 17 May 1837 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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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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