Joseph
GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)
(b.
30 May 1768
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 January 1833
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 30 May 1768 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was the child of Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) and Marie-Josephte GELINASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER 11 January 1790 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Theotiste died 1 March 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Theotiste was the child of Joseph BOUCHER and Dorothée-Rose PARADIS.
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) died 29 January 1833 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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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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