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Marguerite DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 25 June 1819 in Québec, Lower Canada
Marguerite DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was the child of Joseph DEROME and Marie-Anne ALARIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Angelique AIDE dite CRÉQUY (maternal) Paul ALARIE (ALARY) and Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Paul PELLETIER 18 February 1843 in Saint-Sylvestre, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul PELLETIER was born abt. 1822 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Paul died abt. 1888 in Rhode Island, USA. Paul was the child of Jean-Marie PELLETIER and Angelique CLOUTIER.
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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