Marie MOYEN dite DESGRANGES

(b. abt. 1647 , Paris, France d. 24 October 1687 , Île Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada )

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Marie MOYEN dite DESGRANGES was born abt. 1647 in Paris, France

Marie MOYEN dite DESGRANGES was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOYEN dit DESGRANGES and Elisabeth LEBREST

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Marie married Michel-Sidrac DUGUAY dit BOISBRIAND (DUGUE) 7 November 1667 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel-Sidrac DUGUAY dit BOISBRIAND (DUGUE) was born abt. 1638 in France. Michel-Sidrac died 18 December 1688 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie MOYEN dite DESGRANGES died 24 October 1687 in Île Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada.
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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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