Genevieve
DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM
(b.
10 March 1754
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
9 March 1795
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Genevieve DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM was born 10 March 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Genevieve DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM was the child of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL (maternal) Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit BADAYAC 10 January 1785 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit BADAYAC was born 3 January 1761 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) and Marie CANTARA.
Genevieve DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM died 9 March 1795 in Yamaska, Lower 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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