Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE

(b. abt. 1620 , Bernac, France d. abt. 1665 , Québec, Canada, New France )
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois

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Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE was born abt. 1620 in Bernac, France

Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE was the child of ? and ?

Godefroy was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1651.

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

Godefroy married Marie D'ABANCOURT 19 October 1651 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie D'ABANCOURT was born abt. 1619 in St-Vaux, Soissons, Aisne, France. Marie died abt. 1680 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Adrien D'ABANCOURT dit LACAILLE and Simone D'ORGEVILLE.

Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE died abt. 1665 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Guillot and Jeanne Coutin

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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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