Alexandre
ROY dit DESJARDINS
(b.
14 January 1738
,
Kamouraska, Canada, New France
d.
28 October 1813
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 January 1738 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Marie-Josephe PLOURDE 24 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was born 1 April 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephe died 18 September 1817 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE.
Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 28 October 1813 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexandre 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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