flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  ROY dit DESJARDINS

  (b. 23 December 1727 Kamouraska, Canada, New France   d. 19 January 1770 Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 December 1727 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS   and   Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal)  François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Josephte PARADIS 13 September 1750 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte PARADIS  was born 5 April 1732 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Josephte died 18 December 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Josephte was the child of Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ.

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS died 19 January 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.
Did You Know? 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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