Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

(b. abt. 1751 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 October 1838 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was the child of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU (maternal) Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER

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

Joseph married Françoise DESHAIES 9 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise DESHAIES was born October 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise died 18 May 1827 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise was the child of Augustin DESHAIES and Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU.

Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 15 October 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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