Francois
DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE
(b.
28 January 1718
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
20 March 1780
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
)
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Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 28 January 1718 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Francois 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):
Francois married Marie-Anne BIRON 8 August 1746 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BIRON was born 12 December 1728 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 23 January 1807 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Anne was the child of Etienne BIRON and Marie-Anne HOUDE.
Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 20 March 1780 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* .
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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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