Jean-Baptiste
DECELLES dit DUCLOS
(b.
25 March 1766
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
10 July 1840
,
Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 25 March 1766 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD (maternal) Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOSTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 7 May 1792 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 2 December 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise died 1 August 1803 in Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE.
Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS died 10 July 1840 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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