Benoni
ROY dit VOISINE
(b.
20 March 1804
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
d.
5 December 1880
,
Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
)
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Benoni ROY dit VOISINE was born 20 March 1804 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Benoni ROY dit VOISINE was the child of Germain ROY dit VOISINE and Perpetue LEVASSEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Etienne LEVASSEUR and Angélique MICHAUDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benoni married Leocade ROY dite DESJARDINS 17 February 1830 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leocade ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 21 November 1809 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Leocade died 23 July 1872 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre). Leocade was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS.
Benoni ROY dit VOISINE died 5 December 1880 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Benoni 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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