Joseph
DEMERS dit CHEVILLE
(b.
6 January 1740
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
27 March 1802
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was born 6 January 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE was the child of Henri DEMERS and Marie-Thérèse-Geneviève POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE (maternal) Philippe POIRIER and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephe LAREAU 17 January 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephe LAREAU was born 17 June 1745 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe died 22 April 1824 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND.
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE died 27 March 1802 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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