Guillaume
ROY dit DESJARDINS
(b.
abt. 1704
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
17 April 1756
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
)
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Guillaume ROY dit DESJARDINS was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada
Guillaume ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie MAJOR (maternal) Joachim MARTIN and Anne-Charlotte PETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER 8 March 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER was born 10 July 1712 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephe died 24 June 1787 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephe was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE.
Guillaume ROY dit DESJARDINS died 17 April 1756 in L'Assomption, 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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