Joseph
LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS
(b.
25 April 1717
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
23 February 1756
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
)
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Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 25 April 1717 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND (maternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE 13 August 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 19 November 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Josephte died 18 June 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josephte was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU.
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 23 February 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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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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