Marie-Françoise
DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS
(b.
6 June 1745
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
25 September 1826
,
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 6 June 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was the child of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Joseph-Marie GERVAIS 28 October 1765 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie GERVAIS was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Marie died abt. 1811 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Marie was the child of Joseph-Marie GERVAIS and Jeanne-Anne ACHIM dite ST-ANDRÉ.
Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS died 25 September 1826 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
m. Gervais Joseph
m. Roy Louis-Laurent
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise 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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