Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE

(b. 27 September 1721 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1776 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

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LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE Genealogy

Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE was born 27 September 1721 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE was the child of Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Jeanne BIGOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne-Elizabeth ISABEL (maternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE died 10 July 1776 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Beaudoin Anne

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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Quebec - Did you know? A common belief in old Quebec was that lutins [spirits] had the power to do many things for people. ...Read MORE...

The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec

What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Canada 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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Birth
27 September 1721
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Death
10 July 1776
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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