Joseph
TESSIER dit MAJOR
(b.
29 March 1744
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
6 December 1806
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was born 29 March 1744 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET 28 September 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was born 4 May 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine died 14 May 1831 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR died 6 December 1806 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was a Soldier in 1760 Company of Sorel Militia.
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was a Soldier in 1760 Company of Sorel Militia.
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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