François-Xavier
ROY dit DESJARDINS
(b.
5 December 1832
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
d.
6 June 1919
,
St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
)
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François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 5 December 1832 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada
François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Reine CHOUINARD (maternal) Ignace PARADIS and Marie-Desanges OUELLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Xavier married Virginie GAGNON 23 February 1857 in Kamouraska, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Virginie GAGNON was born 20 April 1834 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Virginie died 2 May 1917 in St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Virginie was the child of André GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER.
François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS died 6 June 1919 in St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, 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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