Ignace
ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
Born
2 April 1714
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died
4 May 1751
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
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Born: 2 April 1714 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Father:
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
Mother:
Marie-Josephe JOYAL
Paternal grandparents:
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
, Marguerite GIRARD
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL)
, Marie-Gertrude MORAL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ignace married Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET 14 April 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte-Charlotte died 3 August 1791 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Josephte-Charlotte was the child of Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN.
Ignace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS died 4 May 1751 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Ignace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
Ignace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS married 
Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET
Marriage date: 14 April 1749
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET was the child of Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN
Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIETMarriage date: 14 April 1749
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET was the child of Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN
Children of Ignace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET
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Birth — 17142 April 1714
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1749 Marriage / PartnerIgnace ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET 14 April 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
He was 35 years old.
Death — 17514 May 1751
Sorel, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 37.
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