Catherine
DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS
(b.
14 September 1692
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
17 March 1733
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 14 September 1692 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was the child of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Pierre FAUTEUX 3 February 1717 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre FAUTEUX was born 3 September 1690 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Pierre died 8 June 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre FAUTEUX and Péronne BULTÉ dite PICARD.
Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS died 17 March 1733 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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