Augustin
HOUDE dit DESROCHERS
(b.
6 July 1738
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
d.
14 January 1799
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
)
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Augustin HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was born 6 July 1738 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Augustin HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was the child of Joseph HOUDE and Marie-Anne DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE and Anne-Ursule BISSON (maternal) René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne DUBOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Marguerite HUARD 27 July 1761 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite HUARD was born 25 October 1745 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 21 September 1801 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Marie HUARD and Marguerite DEMERS.
Augustin HOUDE dit DESROCHERS died 14 January 1799 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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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