Nicolas
DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE
(b.
7 April 1713
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
31 December 1780
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Nicolas DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE was born 7 April 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Nicolas DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Pierre DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Jeanne PREVOST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PROVOST (PREVOST) and Françoise LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Cunégonde LANGEVIN dite LACROIX 1 August 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cunégonde LANGEVIN dite LACROIX was born 5 November 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Cunégonde died 4 April 1785 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Cunégonde was the child of Antoine LANGEVIN and Marie-Louise COUSINEAU.
Nicolas DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE died 31 December 1780 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Nicolas 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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