Marie
BOUCHARD dite DORVAL
(b.
27 October 1654
,
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
18 June 1717
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
)
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Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 27 October 1654 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE 26 October 1672 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE was born 27 September 1643 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. François died 27 October 1708 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 18 June 1717 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
Alternate date of birth 9 December 1654
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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