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Thomas POIRIER dit DESLOGES was born 20 December 1744 in Oka, Canada, New France
Thomas POIRIER dit DESLOGES was the child of Jacques POIRIER and Marie LAROCQUE dite COUILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA (maternal) Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Madeleine SABOURINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Marie-Josephte CLEMENT dite LARIVIÈRE 20 January 1766 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte CLEMENT dite LARIVIÈRE was born 29 February 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephte died 6 October 1816 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLEMENT dit LARIVIÈRE and Monique PILON.
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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