Pierre
ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
(b.
10 May 1691
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
7 April 1765
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 10 May 1691 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was the child of René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Josephe JOYAL 28 November 1711 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Josephe JOYAL was born 20 September 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 31 October 1779 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and Marie-Gertrude MORAL.
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS died 7 April 1765 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Occupation
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was a Major de milice.
Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was a Major de milice.
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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