Jacques
MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS
(b.
24 October 1694
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
21 January 1728
,
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
)
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Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was born 24 October 1694 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was the child of Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite SAUVIOT dite LAVERGNE (maternal) Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Anne RICHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Madeleine BRAULT 11 January 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine BRAULT was born 10 May 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR and Madeleine LESIEGE.
Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 21 January 1728 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France.
Details of the family tree of Jacques 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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