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Joseph GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS was born 19 September 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GREGOIRE dit DEBLOIS was the child of Nicolas DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Angélique MONDOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS and Angélique DUMONT (maternal) François MONDOU and Angélique PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise BROUILLET 11 June 1804 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Louise BROUILLET was born 12 March 1785 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Louise died 9 July 1842 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA.
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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