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Louise ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON was born 20 December 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Louise ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON was the child of Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise married Germain SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN) 27 October 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . Germain SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN) was born 8 August 1699 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Germain was the child of Robert SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN) and Claude (Claudine) Philiberte CHRETIEN.
Louise married (2) Jean-Baptiste GOURIOU 30 October 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste GOURIOU was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 23 October 1789 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GOURIOU and Louise CHAUDILLON.
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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