Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus)
ST LOUIS dit VILLERS
(b.
June 24 1853
,
Windsor, Essex, Canada West
d.
abt. 1945
,
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
)
Age: 92
Cause of Death: Decided to stop eating
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Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) ST LOUIS dit VILLERS was born June 24 1853 in Windsor, Essex, Canada West
Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) ST LOUIS dit VILLERS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) married Catherine Mathilde ( Kitty) PRATT 24 November 1879 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine Mathilde ( Kitty) PRATT was born March 31 1856 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville). Catherine Mathilde ( Kitty) died 11 May 1951 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville). Catherine Mathilde ( Kitty) was the child of Eloi Francis PRATT and Eleonore LAUZON.
Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) ST LOUIS dit VILLERS died abt. 1945 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada .
Son of Louis and Anne Parent
Joseph (Joe Vicus) died at his daughter Florence and uncle Georges Pott's house where he and Catherine were living. He just stopped eating and would only chew on ice cubes, he had decided to die because he didn't want to be a burden on anyone. As per Mag & Russ, his grandson, who loved him dearly.
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Occupation
Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) ST LOUIS dit VILLERS was a Farmer, horse trader, inn keeper.
Joseph, Louis (Jo Vicus) ST LOUIS dit VILLERS was a Farmer, horse trader, inn keeper.
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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