Francoise
DESHAIES dite ST-CYR
(b.
3 January 1761
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
d.
13 September 1849
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was born 3 January 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was the child of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU (maternal) Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francoise married Ignace DESHAIES 7 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace DESHAIES was born abt. 1754 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Ignace died 20 June 1831 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Ignace was the child of Augustin DESHAIES and Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU.
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR died 13 September 1849 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Francoise 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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