Pierre
BOUCHER dit DESROCHES
(b.
29 September 1648
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
10 March 1702
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 29 September 1648 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was the child of François BOUCHER and Marie-Josephe-Florence GAREMAN dite LEPICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marin BOUCHER and Julienne BARIL (DUBARIL) (maternal) Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Helene GAUDRY 13 December 1671 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Helene GAUDRY was born 5 March 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Helene died 22 November 1712 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Helene was the child of Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE and Agnes MORIN.
Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 10 March 1702 in Québec, 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)
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