Antoine
BOUCHER dit DESROCHES
(b.
6 May 1755
,
Lanoraie, Canada, New France
d.
4 February 1827
,
Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 6 May 1755 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Dorothee CHRÉTIEN dite VINCENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Jacques CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie-Josephte BAUDON dite LARIVIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE 9 August 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE was born 28 June 1762 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Angelique was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Angelique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE.
Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 4 February 1827 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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