François FRANCOEUR dit LAVALLEE

(b. abt. 1660 , France d. 16 September 1695 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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François FRANCOEUR dit LAVALLEE was born abt. 1660 in France

François FRANCOEUR dit LAVALLEE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Madeleine ST-JEAN dite LAVALLEE 25 November 1689 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine ST-JEAN dite LAVALLEE was born abt. 1672 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 29 May 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

François FRANCOEUR dit LAVALLEE died 16 September 1695 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Guillaume Francoeur and Marguerite Hugot

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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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