Joseph
COUILLARD dit DESPRES
(b.
24 October 1701
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
3 January 1761
,
Montmagny, Canada
)
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Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 24 October 1701 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Geneviève DESPRÉS (maternal) Guillaume LEMIEUX and Elisabeth LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Genevieve CARON 20 July 1733 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve CARON was born 11 June 1716 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Genevieve died 7 April 1745 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Genevieve was the child of François CARON and Françoise PARÉ.
Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 3 January 1761 in Montmagny, 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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