Louis
ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
(b.
29 August 1749
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
12 January 1800
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
)
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Louis ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 29 August 1749 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Louis ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL (maternal) Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Anne LAVALLEE 12 July 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne LAVALLEE was born 13 November 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 17 October 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis LAVALLEE and Marguerite LAGUERCE.
Louis ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS died 12 January 1800 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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