Denis
DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE
(b.
9 February 1740
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
18 March 1791
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE was born 9 February 1740 in Nicolet, Canada, New France
Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE was the child of Joseph-Pierre DESHARNAIS dit LANEUVILLE and Elisabeth FOUCAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Philippe HORNÉ (DESHARNAIS) dit LANEUVILLE and Marie-Jeanne SIVADIER (CIVADIER) (maternal) Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYASpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Elisabeth MARTIN 18 November 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth MARTIN was born 14 February 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE.
Denis DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE died 18 March 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Denis 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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