Pierre
SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS
(b.
16 March 1761
,
Kamouraska, Canada
d.
1 January 1843
,
Cacouna, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 16 March 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was the child of Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Louis MICHAUD and Marie-Geneviève ALBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Josephte CHALOUX 31 January 1780 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte CHALOUX was born 27 February 1765 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Josephte died 1 December 1832 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALOUX and Anne GODIN.
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 1 January 1843 in Cacouna, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was a Capitaine de milice.
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was a Capitaine 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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