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Jean-Raphael ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 March 1782 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Raphael ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ (maternal) Jacques MICHAUD and Marie-Josephte OUELLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Raphael married Marie-Louise CARON 26 November 1810 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CARON was born 12 April 1793 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Simon CARON and Louise BELANGER.
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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