René
DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS
(b.
abt. 1676
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
4 April 1755
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
)
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René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was born abt. 1676 in Québec Province, Canada
René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was the child of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
René married Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 27 April 1711 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES) was born 18 September 1678 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Catherine died 19 January 1750 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Catherine was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET.
René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS died 4 April 1755 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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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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