Marguerite
DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR
(b.
abt. 1702
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
26 October 1774
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-François DESROSIERS 1 February 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-François DESROSIERS was born 6 March 1694 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Jean-François died 15 March 1731 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean-François was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON.
Marguerite married (2) Jean-Baptiste LEDUC 9 January 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was born abt. 1711 in France.
Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR died 26 October 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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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