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VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT Family Genealogy
Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 16 September 1726 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was the child of François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER (maternal) Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and Suzanne RABOUIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Therese LAMPRON dite DESFOSSES 10 February 1755 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Therese LAMPRON dite DESFOSSES was born 25 March 1736 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Therese died 30 January 1800 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Therese was the child of Claude LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ and Francoise GUERTIN.
m. Lampron Therese
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? In the French-speaking parishes of the Province of Quebec, lutins are considered as mischievous,...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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)
1726 Birth
16 September 1726
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1755 Marriage / Partner
Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Therese LAMPRON dite DESFOSSES 10 February 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
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