François DIDIER dit PARISIEN

(b. abt. 1743 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 December 1819 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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François DIDIER dit PARISIEN was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada

François DIDIER dit PARISIEN was the child of François-Marie DIDIER and Marie-Louise PINARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon DIDIER dit PARISIEN and Charlotte BRUNEAU (maternal) Antoine PINARD and Marie JUTRAS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Elisabeth ALLARD 14 February 1774 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth ALLARD was born 2 February 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth died 9 May 1779 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth was the child of Gabriel ALLARD and Isabelle-Élisabeth PROULX.

François married (2) Marie Josephte (Josette) COURTOIS 23 October 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie Josephte (Josette) COURTOIS was born 20 July 1762 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie Josephte (Josette) was the child of Jacques COURTOIS and Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY.

François married (3) Marguerite FRECHETTE 3 February 1812 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . Marguerite FRECHETTE was born 25 November 1760 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Geneviève NADEAU.

François DIDIER dit PARISIEN died 24 December 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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