Marie-Josette
DECELLES dite DUCLOS
(b.
20 June 1796
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
d.
19 July 1848
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
)
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Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 20 June 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne CADIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU (maternal) Joseph CADIEUX and Marie-Anne SIMON dite THOMASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josette married Joseph PROVOST 7 October 1816 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PROVOST was born abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 8 December 1869 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Joseph was the child of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA.
Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS died 19 July 1848 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East .
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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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