Jean-Baptiste
COUILLARD dit DESPRES
(b.
26 December 1705
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
29 November 1743
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 26 December 1705 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Geneviève DESPRÉS (maternal) Guillaume LEMIEUX and Elisabeth LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Reine CARON 3 July 1731 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Reine CARON was born 6 January 1711 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Reine died 6 September 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Reine was the child of François CARON and Françoise PARÉ.
Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 29 November 1743 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
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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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