Alexis
LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)
(b.
25 December 1684
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 25 December 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was the child of Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne-Elizabeth ISABEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume ISABEL and Catherine DODIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Jeanne BIGOT July 1710 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT was born 24 October 1688 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Jeanne died 19 March 1759 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Jeanne was the child of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.
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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