Geneviève
SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS
(b.
12 March 1761
,
Kamouraska, Canada
d.
12 March 1836
,
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 12 March 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada
Geneviève SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Joseph SIROIS and Louise LEVASSEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Pierre LEVASSEUR and Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married François LANDRY 15 November 1779 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . François LANDRY was born 6 November 1761 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). François died 12 September 1829 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Francois LANDRY and Agnes THIBODEAU.
Geneviève SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 12 March 1836 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, 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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