Paul
DESMARAIS dit MARETTE
(b.
9 September 1687
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
12 December 1739
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
)
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Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was born 9 September 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 23 April 1715 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 15 February 1694 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite died 5 May 1766 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Marguerite ANTHIAUME.
Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE died 12 December 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
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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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