François
REMY dit BELLEFLEUR
(b.
16 April 1814
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
18 July 1886
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada
)
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François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR was born 16 April 1814 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR was the child of René REMI dit BELLEFLEUR and Marguerite VARRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leopold REMY dit BELLEFLEUR and Marie-Angélique TRUDEL (maternal) Joseph VARRY (VARY) and Marie-Françoise BENOITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Celeste HAYET 31 January 1837 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Celeste HAYET was born 19 February 1818 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Celeste died 10 January 1858 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marie-Celeste was the child of Michel HAYET dit MALO and Marie FOUGERE dite CHAMPAGNE (FUGERE).
François REMY dit BELLEFLEUR died 18 July 1886 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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