Louis
BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE
(b.
13 October 1787
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
22 June 1832
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Louis BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE was born 13 October 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE was the child of Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE and Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS and Marie Catherine COMEAU (maternal) Joseph LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephe GOULETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Julie LOISEAU 3 August 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Julie LOISEAU was born 9 November 1798 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Julie died 13 November 1825 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Julie was the child of Joseph LOISEAU and Marie-Anne MESSIER.
Louis BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE died 22 June 1832 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
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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