Nicolas-Simon
LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY
(b.
1 December 1721
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
12 March 1800
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY was born 1 December 1721 in Québec Province, Canada
Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY was the child of Jean-François LAGUERCE and Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François LAGUERCE and Catherine PLAGNOLE (maternal) Michel LEFEBVRE and Catherine TROTTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas-Simon married Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born January 1721 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte died 8 December 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME.
Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY died 12 March 1800 in Sorel, 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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