Marie-Agathe
QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON
(b.
8 February 1739
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
19 April 1783
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON was born 8 February 1739 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON was the child of François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME (maternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Agathe married Simon-Emery ALLARD 17 January 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Simon-Emery ALLARD was born 18 November 1739 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Simon-Emery died 19 July 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Simon-Emery was the child of Joseph-Emery ALLARD and Jeanne GUERTIN.
Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON died 19 April 1783 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Agathe 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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