Nicolas-Albert
DESNOYERS dit LACROIX
(b.
13 July 1741
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
15 July 1802
,
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
)
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Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX was born 13 July 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas-Albert married Veronique COUSINEAU 12 February 1770 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique COUSINEAU was born 4 January 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Veronique died 13 March 1819 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Veronique was the child of François COUSINEAU and Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS.
Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX died 15 July 1802 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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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