Jean
DEMERS dit CHEVILLE
(b.
19 April 1774
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 March 1846
,
Iberville, Canada East
)
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Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was born 19 April 1774 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was the child of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER (maternal) Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR 11 November 1799 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe TRIHER (TRIERE) dite LAVIGEUR was born 2 December 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre TRIHER (TRIERE) dit LAVIGEUR and Jeanne CUSSON.
Jean DEMERS dit CHEVILLE died 2 March 1846 in Iberville, Canada East .
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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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