Étienne
DECELLES dit DUCLOS
(b.
4 March 1698
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
4 May 1769
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 4 March 1698 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS was the child of Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel CELLE dit DUCLOS and Barbe POISSON (maternal) Michel MESSIER and Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Geneviève BREILLARD 5 October 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève BREILLARD was born 16 April 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 22 June 1779 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Geneviève was the child of Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND.
Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS died 4 May 1769 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
Born at Cap St-Michel, Quebec, Canada
Details of the family tree of Étienne 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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