Marie-Josephe
DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS
(b.
2 August 1738
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
8 January 1804
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 2 August 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD (maternal) Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS was born 4 May 1730 in Poligni, Champagnole, France. Joseph-François-Xavier died 26 April 1804 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 8 January 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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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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