Joseph
DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE
(b.
14 March 1714
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
3 February 1779
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 14 March 1714 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Joseph DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was the child of François DUBOIS and Marie-Anne LAMBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME (maternal) Aubin LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Elisabeth AUBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite DEMERS 25 November 1736 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marguerite DEMERS was born 22 April 1719 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 2 July 1750 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON.
Joseph married (2) Sainte GAGNON 2 February 1751 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Sainte GAGNON was born 19 September 1716 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Sainte died 26 November 1778 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Sainte was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX.
Joseph DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 3 February 1779 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Demers Marguerite
m. Gagnon Sainte
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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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