Claude
MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS
(b.
23 April 1706
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
9 June 1779
,
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Claude MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was born 23 April 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Claude MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS was the child of Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS and Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Ursule ETHIER 8 March 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule ETHIER was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Ursule died 11 September 1773 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Ursule was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE.
Claude MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS died 9 June 1779 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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