Louis
HOUDE dit DESROCHERS
(b.
1 July 1617
,
Manou, Eure-et-Loire, France
d.
abt. 1712
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
)
Age: 95
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Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was born 1 July 1617 in Manou, Eure-et-Loire, France
Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS was the child of ? and ?Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Madeleine BOUCHER 12 January 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 4 August 1641 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 28 October 1709 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Marin BOUCHER and Perrine MALLET.
Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS died abt. 1712 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France.
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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