Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS

(b. 7 September 1761 , La-Pérade, Canada d. 10 September 1850 , Saint-Ours, Canada East )

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Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born 7 September 1761 in La-Pérade, Canada

Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was the child of Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis-Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GENDRON

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

Louis married Genevieve BLANCHARD 15 October 1792 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BLANCHARD was born 19 October 1773 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Genevieve died 1 April 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Genevieve was the child of Joseph BLANCHARD and Françoise DAIGLE.

Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS died 10 September 1850 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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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