Elisabeth
LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE
(b.
10 September 1762
,
Verchères, Canada
d.
5 December 1819
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE was born 10 September 1762 in Verchères, Canada
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 24 February 1800 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE was born 31 July 1757 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Gabriel-François died 26 May 1819 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Gabriel-François was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS.
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE died 5 December 1819 in Verchères, Lower 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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