Jacques
COUILLARD dit DESPRES
(b.
14 September 1766
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 March 1847
,
Montmagny, Canada East
)
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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 14 September 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Charlotte FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Veronique BÉLANGER (maternal) Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Claire BERNIER 14 October 1800 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 27 March 1783 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Claire died 17 April 1830 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.
Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 4 March 1847 in Montmagny, Canada East .
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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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