Marie-Anne
DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR
(b.
31 January 1690
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
10 March 1776
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was born 31 January 1690 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE 15 November 1713 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 13 August 1678 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Jean-Baptiste died 5 May 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS.
Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR died 10 March 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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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