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Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was born 30 October 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was the child of Antoine LANIEL DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) dite URBAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FAFARD (maternal) Urbain-Pierre FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Jeanne ROSSIGNOLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Antoine MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS 17 January 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine MELOCHE dit LIVERNOIS was born 20 September 1721 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Antoine died 15 April 1782 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Antoine was the child of François MELOCHE and Marie MOUFLET.
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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