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Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 26 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS was the child of Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Josephte-Suzanne CELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD (maternal) Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Suzanne MONGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Archange married Joseph RICHARD 16 August 1786 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph RICHARD was born 27 April 1759 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 16 June 1832 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Joseph was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX.
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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