Alexis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

(b. abt. 1726 , Canada d. 4 June 1802 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Alexis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born abt. 1726 in Canada

Alexis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER (maternal) René PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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

Alexis married Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 27 January 1750 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born September 1727 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 16 April 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne JOUANNE.

Alexis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 4 June 1802 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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