Catherine FOL dite DESMARETS

(b. abt. 1648 , France d. 8 December 1700 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Catherine FOL dite DESMARETS was born abt. 1648 in France

Catherine FOL dite DESMARETS was the child of ? and ?

Catherine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1673.

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Catherine married Jean DE MOSNY 9 January 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean DE MOSNY was born abt. 1643 in France. Jean died 29 July 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Catherine FOL dite DESMARETS died 8 December 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France .

daughter of Claude Fol and Etiennette Michel

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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