Charles
LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS
(b.
15 September 1771
,
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 October 1804
,
Châteauguay, Lower Canada
)
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Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 15 September 1771 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Toussaint LEGAULT and Marie-Anne PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS (maternal) Paul PICARD and Marie-Anne QUESNELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marguerite DAOUST 19 February 1798 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DAOUST was born 4 December 1779 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marguerite died 24 January 1847 in Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Marguerite LEDUC.
Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 7 October 1804 in Châteauguay, 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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