François POIRIER dit DESLOGES

(b. abt. 1763 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 May 1813 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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François POIRIER dit DESLOGES was born abt. 1763 in Québec Province, Canada

François POIRIER dit DESLOGES was the child of Pierre POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Charlotte PILON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA (maternal) Jean PILON and Anne GERVAIS

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François married Marie-Louise DUBOIS 5 February 1781 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise DUBOIS was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 18 March 1846 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Françoise RENAUD dite LAVERGNE.

François POIRIER dit DESLOGES died 12 May 1813 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .
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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.

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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