Catherine
MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR
(b.
11 March 1720
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
10 December 1785
,
Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR was born 11 March 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR was the child of Jean MORAND and Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MORAND and Jacquette AUDET (maternal) Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1704 in Poitiers, France. Pierre died 10 May 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR died 10 December 1785 in Les Cèdres, 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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