Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE

(b. 2 November 1707 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )

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Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE was born 2 November 1707 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE was the child of Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME and Simone BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND (maternal) René BLANCHET and Marie SEDILOT

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

Josephte-Francoise married Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME 2 May 1737 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME was born 13 July 1707 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Jean-Baptiste died 26 March 1779 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU.

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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Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE married

Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME-- Date: 2 May 1737 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME was the child of Jean-François PROVENCHER and Marguerite MOREAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME and Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE:

Françoise PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME (b.12 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1814, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CHAMPOUX 9 February 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1707 Birth
2 November 1707
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1737 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE and Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME 2 May 1737, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Françoise PROVENCHER dite DUCHARME was born 12 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte-Francoise was 33 years old.

Added: 7/2/2017 3:35:01 PM - Updated: 11/30/2018 10:59:17 AM