Marie-Françoise
ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS
(b.
15 July 1723
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
6 February 1794
,
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born 15 July 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS and Marie-Françoise DANIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jean DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Anne BADEL dite LAMARCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Joseph BRABANT dit LAMOTHE 30 January 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BRABANT dit LAMOTHE was born 7 August 1718 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 5 June 1798 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Joseph was the child of Michel BRABANT dit LAMOTHE and Elisabeth LAFAYE.
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 6 February 1794 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise 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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