Marie-Thérèse
SOUCY dite BOIS
(b.
5 October 1703
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
6 May 1780
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS was born 5 October 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Anne SOUCY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne SAVONNETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Thérèse married Louis MORAIS abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis MORAIS was born abt. 1703
Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS died 6 May 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Thérèse 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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