Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY

(b. 15 June 1804 , Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

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Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY was born 15 June 1804 in Verchères, Lower Canada

Joseph MOREAU dit DEJORDY was the child of Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY and Angelique BOISSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DEJORDY (DESJODY) and Marie-Anne PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE (maternal) Louis BOISSEAU and Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Julie SAULNIER 31 January 1826 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie SAULNIER was born 22 August 1804 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Julie was the child of Charles SAULNIER and Louise MIGNEAULT.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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