Denis-Joseph
BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS
(b.
2 July 1766
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
30 June 1851
,
Saint-David, Canada East
)
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Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was born 2 July 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was the child of Charles BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule MARION (maternal) Nicolas DUBOIS and Marie-Thérèse CHATELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis-Joseph married Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER 20 August 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse-Tharsile AUGER was born 26 May 1772 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Thérèse-Tharsile died 6 October 1854 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska). Thérèse-Tharsile was the child of Joseph AUGER and Marie-Josephte HOUY dite ST-JEAN.
Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS died 30 June 1851 in Saint-David, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Denis-Joseph 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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