François-Alexis
DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY
(b.
19 October 1738
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
31 December 1809
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was born 19 October 1738 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was the child of François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie SURPRENANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA) (maternal) Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Alexis married Geneviève BROSSEAU 16 June 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève BROSSEAU was born 4 April 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Geneviève died 14 April 1802 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Geneviève was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN.
François-Alexis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY died 31 December 1809 in Chambly, 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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