Jean-Baptiste
GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES
(b.
17 September 1720
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
26 December 1776
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES was born 17 September 1720 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON (maternal) Charles MAHEU and Marie-Charlotte GARNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Catherine LONGTIN 16 August 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine LONGTIN was born 12 August 1721 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 2 May 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Jérôme LONGTIN and Marie-Louise DUMAS.
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES died 26 December 1776 in La Prairie, 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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