Alexis
DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
12 September 1817
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
5 September 1895
,
St-Félix de Valois, Joliette, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 12 September 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Therese BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre-Sulpice LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Felicite DELAUMAY (DELOME)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marguerite LÉPICIER 15 May 1837 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LÉPICIER was born 2 October 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marguerite died 17 July 1892 in St-Félix de Valois, Joliette, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Alexis LÉPICIER and Marie-Louise CHRETIEN.
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 5 September 1895 in St-Félix de Valois, Joliette, Québec, Canada.
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Occupation
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was a Huissier.
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was a Huissier.
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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