Celina LEGROS dite DUPERRON

(b. 4 August 1849 , Nicolet, Canada East d. 2 February 1917 , West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )

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Celina LEGROS dite DUPERRON was born 4 August 1849 in Nicolet, Canada East

Celina LEGROS dite DUPERRON was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Celina married Joseph Ernest DESROCHERS 29 April 1867 in L'Avenir, Drummond, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Ernest DESROCHERS was born 4 September 1846 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville). Joseph Ernest died 5 January 1930 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard). Joseph Ernest was the child of Louis DESROCHERS and Marie Lucie GUIMOND.

Celina LEGROS dite DUPERRON died 2 February 1917 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA .

daughter of Louis Felix Legros dit Duperron and Marie Esther Raymond

Details of the family tree of Celina appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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