Marie-Anne
DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE
(b.
3 May 1749
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
17 August 1809
,
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 3 May 1749 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was the child of Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne CARDINAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON (maternal) Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married François CLAUSIER dit LAPENSEE 22 January 1776 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . François CLAUSIER dit LAPENSEE was born 12 August 1734 in Trédaniel, Côtes-d'Armor, France. François died 29 November 1799 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion).
Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE died 17 August 1809 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .
m. Clausier Francois
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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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