François-Xavier
BOUCHER dit DESROCHES
(b.
26 September 1817
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
2 May 1863
,
Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Canada East
)
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François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 26 September 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was the child of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Marguerite GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE (maternal) Antoine GOULET and Marguerite LEVASSEURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Xavier married Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 27 November 1838 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aurelie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 2 February 1821 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Aurelie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HARNOIS.
François-Xavier BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 2 May 1863 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of François-Xavier 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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