Louis JOURDAIN dit ST-LOUIS

(b. 11 February 1676 , France d. 6 September 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Louis JOURDAIN dit ST-LOUIS was born 11 February 1676 in France

Louis JOURDAIN dit ST-LOUIS was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1712.

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

Louis married Barbe BOUCHER 8 February 1712 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Barbe BOUCHER was born 13 December 1663 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe died 20 March 1724 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Barbe was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne ST-DENYS.

Louis married (2) Anne-Marguerite DUQUET 21 October 1724 in Québec, Canada, New France . Anne-Marguerite DUQUET was born 5 April 1674 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne-Marguerite died 27 February 1733 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Anne-Marguerite was the child of Pierre DUQUET and Anne LAMARRE.

Louis JOURDAIN dit ST-LOUIS died 6 September 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Jourdain and Michelle Trouessart

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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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