Marie
LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX
(b.
25 November 1753
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
2 October 1789
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was born 25 November 1753 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was the child of François LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Jeanne ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) (maternal) Francois ARSENAULT and Marie-Angelique DESHAYESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL 1 July 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel was the child of Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE.
Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX died 2 October 1789 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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