Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND

(b. 14 September 1666 , France d. 17 February 1711 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was born 14 September 1666 in France

Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was the child of ? and ?

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1691.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Guillaume married Marie-Anne MORIN 12 August 1691 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne MORIN was born 23 July 1673 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 24 November 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MORIN and Catherine LEMESLE.

Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND died 17 February 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Jacques Deguise and Marie Fivet

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Occupation

Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was a Maitre macon.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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