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Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 12 March 1737 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Guillaume ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Antoine BOICHU dit PELME 4 April 1758 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BOICHU dit PELME was born 1 July 1731 in Pesme, Franche-Comté, France. Antoine died 13 April 1764 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).
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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