Catherine MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Catherine MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS was the child of François-Sulpice MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS and Marie-Anne LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE

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

Catherine married François DALPE 22 January 1759 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . François DALPE was born 27 May 1736 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). François was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.

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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