Paul
DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE
(b.
10 June 1784
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 January 1826
,
Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
)
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Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE was born 10 June 1784 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER (maternal) Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine CANTARASpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Anne DUMAS 9 October 1809 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DUMAS was born 15 April 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas DUMAS and Thérèse GARAND.
Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE died 4 January 1826 in Saint-Jude, 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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