Pierre-François
GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES
(b.
18 May 1693
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
13 November 1743
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES was born 18 May 1693 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES was the child of Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint GIROUX and Marie GODARD (maternal) Paul VACHON and Marguerite LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-François married Marie-Angelique MAHEU 5 February 1714 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Angelique MAHEU was born 17 March 1695 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angelique died 20 March 1771 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angelique was the child of Charles MAHEU and Marie-Charlotte GARNIER.
Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES died 13 November 1743 in La Prairie, 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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