Louis
DESGOURGRES dit LAGRENDADE (DEGONGRÉ)
(b.
March 1763
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
2 August 1837
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Louis DESGOURGRES dit LAGRENDADE (DEGONGRÉ) was born March 1763 in Québec Province, Canada
Louis DESGOURGRES dit LAGRENDADE (DEGONGRÉ) was the child of Jean Joseph DESGOURGRES (DEGONGRE) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Renee ROYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Josephe COULON dite DAVIGNON 5 October 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe COULON dite DAVIGNON was born 10 April 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe died 13 August 1847 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques-Aime COULON dit DAVIGNON and Josephte BEAUDIN.
Louis DESGOURGRES dit LAGRENDADE (DEGONGRÉ) died 2 August 1837 in La Prairie, Lower 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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