Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE

(b. abt. 1674 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 August 1719 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE was the child of François DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Rose COLIN (COLLIN) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Jean COLIN and Jeanne DUPOSTEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marie-Catherine MENARD 25 May 1701 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine MENARD was born November 1679 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Catherine died 15 September 1713 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES.

Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE died 22 August 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Died at Cote-St-Louis, Montreal

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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