François
BOUCHER dit DESROCHES
(b.
14 August 1708
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
28 August 1775
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was born 14 August 1708 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES was the child of Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Françoise POUILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Helene GAUDRY (maternal) Antoine POUILLOT and Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne DEMERS 5 May 1732 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 7 January 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 11 October 1772 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON.
François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES died 28 August 1775 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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