Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

(b. abt. 1648 , France d. 6 June 1732 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR was born abt. 1648 in France

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1676.

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

Pierre married Marguerite GUILLET abt. 1676 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite GUILLET was born 17 August 1660 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite died 12 July 1737 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite was the child of Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX.

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR died 6 June 1732 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France .
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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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