Andre
MOREAU dit DESROSIERS
(b.
11 September 1822
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
24 December 1892
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
MOREAU dit DESROSIERS Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Andre MOREAU dit DESROSIERS was born 11 September 1822 in Québec Province, Canada
Andre MOREAU dit DESROSIERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Andre married Victoire-Marie PAUL HUS abt. 1855 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire-Marie PAUL HUS was born 2 February 1836 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Victoire-Marie died abt. 1920 in Papineau, Quebec, Canada.
Andre MOREAU dit DESROSIERS died 24 December 1892 in Québec Province, Canada.
son of Pierre Moreau dit Desrosiers and Claire Brien dite Desrochers
Details of the family tree of Andre appear below.
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)
Find out more about Andre MOREAU dit DESROSIERS.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
