Francois
SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS
(b.
20 May 1771
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 March 1861
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Francois SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 20 May 1771 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois 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):
Francois married Felicite CHALOUX 13 January 1794 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Felicite CHALOUX was born 27 November 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Felicite died 28 January 1852 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Felicite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALOUX and Anne GODIN.
Francois SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 20 March 1861 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
m. Chaloux Felicite
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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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