François LEFEBVRE dit DUPLESSIS

(b. abt. 1647 , Paris, France d. 12 April 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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François LEFEBVRE dit DUPLESSIS was born abt. 1647 in Paris, France

François LEFEBVRE dit DUPLESSIS was the child of ? and ?

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

François married Marie-Madeleine CHOREL 7 January 1689 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine CHOREL was born 4 March 1669 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Madeleine died 21 September 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN and Marie-Anne AUBUCHON.

François LEFEBVRE dit DUPLESSIS died 12 April 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Lefebvre and Marguerite Raffart

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Occupation

François LEFEBVRE dit DUPLESSIS was a Capitaine.

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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