Marguerite
SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS
(b.
8 February 1774
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
22 May 1836
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 8 February 1774 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Catherine GUÉRET dite DUMONTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Francois MOREAU 19 January 1795 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois MOREAU was born 5 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois died 7 February 1811 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Francoise BERUBE.
Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 22 May 1836 in Kamouraska, 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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