Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES

(b. abt. 1689 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 April 1733 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France )

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Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES was born abt. 1689 in Québec Province, Canada

Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES was the child of Pierre GODIN dit CHATILLON and Jeanne COCHON (CAUCHON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GODIN dit CHATILLON and Jeanne-Marie ROUSSELIÈRE (maternal) Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Barbe-Delphine LETARDIF

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Louise married Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE 29 July 1715 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE was born 24 January 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jacques died 15 December 1741 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine DORIBEAU.

Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES died 20 April 1733 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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