Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 February 1818 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE was the child of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT (maternal) Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU

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

Alexis married Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER 27 January 1766 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER was born 23 June 1742 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Angelique died 24 August 1808 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Angelique was the child of Alexis-Sébastien PROVENCHER and Angélique-Marie LEBLANC.

Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE died 16 February 1818 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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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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