Pierre-Baptiste
DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE
(b.
12 September 1718
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
27 August 1797
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE was born 12 September 1718 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE and Madeleine LABBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire DEBLOIS and Françoise VIGER (maternal) Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX and Marguerite MEUNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique FOUGERE (FUGERE) 28 November 1747 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique FOUGERE (FUGERE) was born 9 April 1722 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Pierre FOUGERE (FUGERE) and Madeleine VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL).
Pierre-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE died 27 August 1797 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Baptiste appear below.
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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