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Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS was born 31 July 1720 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU) (maternal) Florent LECLERC and Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married François TROTTIER dit BELCOURT 17 November 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François TROTTIER dit BELCOURT was born 20 January 1715 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François died 20 January 1750 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). François was the child of François-Marie TROTTIER dit BELCOURT and Françoise MERCEREAU.
Madeleine married (2) Joseph VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT 22 February 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Joseph VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 13 December 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 14 February 1794 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph was the child of François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY.
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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