Marie-Anne
DESHAIES dite ST-CYR
(b.
12 March 1778
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
11 December 1855
,
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
)
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Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was born 12 March 1778 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR and Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE (maternal) Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE and Madeleine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Joseph-Louis CAYA 28 October 1800 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Joseph-Louis CAYA was born 11 May 1779 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph-Louis died 21 March 1839 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Louis was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).
Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR died 11 December 1855 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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