Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS

(b. abt. 1732 , France d. 23 April 1816 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS was born abt. 1732 in France

Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS was the child of ? and ?

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

Pierre-Olas married Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 4 November 1760 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 22 April 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josette died 4 May 1822 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josette was the child of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS.

Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS died 23 April 1816 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

son of Pierre Bertrand and Jeanne Bedrine

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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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