Maurice
BOURGELAS dit DEGENE
(b.
20 January 1739
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
31 May 1812
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE was born 20 January 1739 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Philippe BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MIGNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Maurice married Marguerite TOUSSAINT 23 June 1761 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite TOUSSAINT was born 10 October 1740 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 17 April 1838 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marguerite was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT and Suzanne MIMAUX.
Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE died 31 May 1812 in La Pocatière, 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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