Marie-Josephte
SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS
(b.
11 October 1777
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
16 February 1856
,
Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Canada East
)
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Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 11 October 1777 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS and Marie-Anne LANDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice SIROIS and Marie-Josephe AYOTTE (maternal) Francois LANDRY and Agnes THIBODEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Michel ST PIERRE 28 October 1799 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel ST PIERRE was born 25 November 1776 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Michel died 18 November 1826 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Michel was the child of Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET.
Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 16 February 1856 in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Canada East.
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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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