Madeleine
CHOISY dite DESENNEY
(b.
23 January 1735
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
24 March 1817
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY was born 23 January 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François CHOISY dit DESENNEY and Ursule ROBIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) François ROBIN and Marie-Françoise MIGNERONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE 2 November 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 28 August 1731 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Jean-Baptiste died 18 December 1810 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET.
Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY died 24 March 1817 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
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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