Charles
FOURNIER dit DESILETS
(b.
17 July 1755
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
28 June 1827
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
)
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Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS was born 17 July 1755 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS was the child of Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine TURGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON (maternal) Joseph TURGEON and Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Catherine GONTHIER 21 January 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GONTHIER was born 15 February 1762 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine died 8 May 1849 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE.
Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS died 28 June 1827 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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