Marie-Charlotte
DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE
(b.
7 May 1754
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
19 February 1828
,
Rigaud, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 7 May 1754 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte 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-Charlotte married Charles DECOSTE abt. 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles DECOSTE was born 17 October 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 8 March 1787 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Charles was the child of Charles DECOSTE and Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR.
Marie-Charlotte married (2) Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME 31 January 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME was born 1 March 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 14 August 1821 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Barthelemy LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie AUBERT dite LATOUCHE.
Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE died 19 February 1828 in Rigaud, Lower Canada .
m. DeCoste Charles
m. Lemay Pierre
Details of the family tree of Marie-Charlotte 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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