Marie-Louise CASAUBON dite DIDIER

(b. 9 March 1799 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

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Marie-Louise CASAUBON dite DIDIER was born 9 March 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise CASAUBON dite DIDIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASAUBON dit DIDIER and Catherine FAUTEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CASAUBON dit DIDIER and Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE (maternal) Pierre FAUTEUX and Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY

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

Marie-Louise married Sylvain ST-JEAN 8 January 1827 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada . Sylvain ST-JEAN was born 3 September 1796 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Sylvain was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Cecile PERRAULT.

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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