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Charles TINON dit DESROCHES was born 2 May 1717 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Charles TINON dit DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Ignace TINON and Marguerite AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Emard TINON dit DESROCHES and Aimee ROUX (maternal) Pierre AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Louise-Jeanne TAUDIÈRE dite RENARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS 17 February 1738 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS was born 7 November 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Thérèse died 5 July 1786 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse was the child of Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) and Marie-Madeleine CLICHE.
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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