Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 September 1753 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France )

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marguerite BOUCHER 4 November 1748 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUCHER was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 24 January 1774 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marguerite was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUD.

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 3 September 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marguerite BOUCHER-- Date: 4 November 1748 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUD

Children of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite BOUCHER:

Marie-Louise ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 August 1839, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Michel GUÉRET dit DUMONT 11 January 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite BOUCHER 4 November 1748 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)