Francois
LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS
(b.
30 May 1734
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
21 May 1801
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 30 May 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Francois 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):
Francois married Madeleine TOUTANT 26 September 1758 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine TOUTANT was born 18 September 1739 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine died 3 January 1810 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR.
Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 21 May 1801 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
m. Toutant Madeleine
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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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