Francois-Germain
MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS
(b.
17 February 1794
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
d.
18 June 1875
,
Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Francois-Germain MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was born 17 February 1794 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Francois-Germain MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Germain married Eloise-Domitilde HAMEL 22 November 1825 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eloise-Domitilde HAMEL was born 27 October 1799 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Eloise-Domitilde died 5 August 1893
Francois-Germain MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 18 June 1875 in Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
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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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