Emmanuel
COUILLARD dit DESPRES
(b.
2 November 1738
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
d.
5 January 1819
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
)
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Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 2 November 1738 in L'Islet, Canada, New France
Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Reine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) François CARON and Françoise PARÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Emmanuel married Genevieve CHALIFOUR 5 August 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CHALIFOUR was born 8 July 1742 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve died 15 March 1790 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve was the child of François CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Elisabeth GAMACHE.
Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 5 January 1819 in L'Islet, 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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