Catherine
MOREAU dite DUPLESSIS
(b.
2 February 1742
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
d.
15 January 1813
,
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine MOREAU dite DUPLESSIS was born 2 February 1742 in Repentigny, Canada, New France
Catherine MOREAU dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Claude MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Ursule ETHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR (maternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Charles JUNEAU 24 October 1763 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles JUNEAU was born 29 January 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Charles died January 1831 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of François JOUINEAU (JUNEAU) and Marie-Charlotte THOUIN.
Catherine MOREAU dite DUPLESSIS died 15 January 1813 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, 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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