François DUCARREAU dit DEROME

(b. abt. 1640 , France d. 9 January 1707 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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François DUCARREAU dit DEROME was born abt. 1640 in France

François DUCARREAU dit DEROME was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Gillette BLANCHARD abt. 1678 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gillette BLANCHARD was born abt. 1641 in France. Gillette died 31 December 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

François married (2) Catherine-Marie RENOUARD 22 July 1702 in Québec, Canada, New France . Catherine-Marie RENOUARD was born 27 May 1647 in Paris, France. Catherine-Marie died 12 January 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

François DUCARREAU dit DEROME died 9 January 1707 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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