Pierre
BOURGAULT dit LACROIX
(b.
abt. 1820
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
14 June 1886
,
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was the child of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite REIMSHNEDER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) (maternal) Jean Henri REIMSHNEDER and Marie-Josephe BOLDUCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Felicite SEVIGNY 15 September 1845 in Granby, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite SEVIGNY was born 3 May 1828 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Felicite died 12 June 1899 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Felicite was the child of Joseph-Marie SEVIGNY and Catherine LEDOUX.
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 14 June 1886 in Sherbrooke, 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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