Laurent
DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD
(b.
27 April 1772
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
30 August 1829
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
)
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Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 27 April 1772 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Jeanne Anne ALAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS and Marie-Anne MORIN (maternal) Pierre ALAIN and Therese BORNICSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Genevieve BACON 3 June 1794 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BACON was born 15 February 1771 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 19 August 1827 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Alexis BACON and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 30 August 1829 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Laurent 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)
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