Jacques LACROIX dit LAGIROFLÉE

(b. abt. 1710 , France d. 16 August 1762 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada )

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Jacques LACROIX dit LAGIROFLÉE was born abt. 1710 in France

Jacques LACROIX dit LAGIROFLÉE was the child of ? and ?

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

Jacques married Catherine-Elisabeth CHRETIEN 3 February 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Catherine-Elisabeth CHRETIEN was born 17 December 1710 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Catherine-Elisabeth died 22 April 1772 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Catherine-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Catherine ROY.

Jacques LACROIX dit LAGIROFLÉE died 16 August 1762 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada .

son of Jacques Lacroix and Marie Grand-Pierre-Lagiroflée

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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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