Joseph
SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST
(b.
28 February 1835
,
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
d.
10 June 1921
,
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST was born 28 February 1835 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST was the child of Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Francois-Xavier THIRIAC dit LAFOREST and Victoire-Charlotte PIVERT dite PARISIEN (maternal) Gabriel GIROUX and Marguerite ST-YVESJoseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Flavie (Flora) BENOIT abt. 1858 in Saint-Luc, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Flavie (Flora) BENOIT was born 15 July 1841 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Flavie (Flora) died 5 May 1924 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Flavie (Flora) was the child of Albert BENOIT and Zoe LAURE (LORD).
Joseph SYRIAC (THIRIAC) (THERIAQUE) dit DEFOREST died 10 June 1921 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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