Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND

(b. 19 March 1754 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1830 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was born 19 March 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND was the child of Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marguerite ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND and Marie LEGRIS dite LEPINE (maternal) Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE

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

Joseph married Marie THOUIN 27 September 1785 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie THOUIN was born 24 March 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie was the child of Francois-Marie THOUIN and Marie-Anne-Madeleine CHAGNON dite LAROSE.

Joseph DEGUISE dit FLAMAND died 13 February 1830 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .

m. Thouin Marie

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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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