Felix PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE

(b. 25 June 1739 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1818 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Felix PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE was born 25 June 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Felix PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE was the child of Paul PETIT and Marie-Louise SENECAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Adrien SENÉCAL and Louise BAREAU

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Felix married Therese DELISLE 21 September 1772 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese DELISLE was born 3 August 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Therese died 28 February 1838 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Therese was the child of Thierry-Jerome DELISLE and Therese GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN.

Felix PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE died 27 October 1818 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .

m. Delisle Therese

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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