Marie
LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE
(b.
5 February 1718
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
7 December 1742
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
)
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Marie LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was born 5 February 1718 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) and Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE (maternal) John STEBBENS and Dorothee ALEXANDERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) 7 January 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 19 May 1714 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-François died 21 April 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Jean-François was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON.
Marie LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE died 7 December 1742 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marie appear below.
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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