Joseph
DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
16 May 1713
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
7 April 1787
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 16 May 1713 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON (maternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) 25 June 1737 in Québec Province, Canada . Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte was the child of Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) and Marie-Madeleine DUTEAU.
Joseph married (2) Marie PIETTE 19 November 1740 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie PIETTE was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 11 November 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie was the child of Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER.
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 7 April 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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