Jean-Jacques
COUILLARD dit DESECOURS
(b.
1 May 1744
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
d.
15 November 1810
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS was born 1 May 1744 in L'Islet, Canada, New France
Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS was the child of Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Marthe BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis COUILLARD and Marie FORTIN (maternal) Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Jacques married Romaine CARON 26 October 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Romaine CARON was born 21 February 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Romaine died 26 March 1831 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Romaine was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE.
Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS died 15 November 1810 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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