Pierre
DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE
(b.
7 October 1710
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
6 December 1788
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was born 7 October 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was the child of Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne CARDINAL 1 July 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne CARDINAL was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 4 December 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU.
Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE died 6 December 1788 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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