Pierre-Michel
LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
(b.
20 October 1616
,
Antony, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
d.
16 July 1668
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 20 October 1616 in Antony, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of ? and ?Pierre-Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Michel married Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) 11 April 1646 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) was born abt. 1621 in France. Jeanne died 11 February 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).
Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 16 July 1668 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Michel appear below.
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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