Marie-Josephe
MORAND dite DOUVILLE
(b.
24 June 1726
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
d.
2 March 1801
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE was born 24 June 1726 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE was the child of Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MORAND and Marie-Madeleine GRIMARD (maternal) Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARILSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Pierre GERVAIS 4 February 1744 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre GERVAIS was born 4 June 1722 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Pierre died 15 April 1797 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE.
Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE died 2 March 1801 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe 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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