Nicolas LECOUTY dit LADOUCEUR

(b. abt. 1669 , France d. 21 December 1708 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Nicolas LECOUTY dit LADOUCEUR was born abt. 1669 in France

Nicolas LECOUTY dit LADOUCEUR was the child of ? and ?

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

Nicolas married Marie-Anne ROUSSET 11 April 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne ROUSSET was born 17 January 1673 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre ROUSSET dit BEAUCOURT and Jeanne CHARTIER.

Nicolas LECOUTY dit LADOUCEUR died 21 December 1708 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of René Lecouty and Léonarde Bonnet

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Occupation

Nicolas LECOUTY dit LADOUCEUR was a maçon.

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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