Catherine
BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS
(b.
9 February 1716
,
Laval, Canada, New France
d.
26 September 1784
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS was born 9 February 1716 in Laval, Canada, New France
Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS was the child of Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS and Catherine LEMOINE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas LEMOINE and Marguerite JASSELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 12 January 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born 11 July 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 19 January 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Marie-Anne BESSETTE (BESSET).
Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS died 26 September 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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