Celina
MOREAU dite DESOURDIT
(b.
April 1838
,
Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada
d.
6 November 1903
,
Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT was born April 1838 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Lower Canada
Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT was the child of Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Julie SAULNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Angelique BOISSEAU (maternal) Charles SAULNIER and Louise MIGNEAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Celina married Alfred BOUCHER 12 February 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Alfred BOUCHER was born 30 August 1839 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Alfred died 20 October 1896 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village). Alfred was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS.
Celina MOREAU dite DESOURDIT died 6 November 1903 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Celina 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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