Josephte
DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY
(b.
abt. 1778
,
d.
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Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY was born abt. 1778
Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY was the child of Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Marie-Josephe ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER (maternal) Simon ALLARD and Marie-Louise VANDANDAIGUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Andre DESMARAIS 28 October 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Andre DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1778 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Andre died 4 May 1825 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Andre was the child of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE.
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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