Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

(b. abt. 1765 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 October 1844 , Yamaska, Canada East )

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Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada

Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE was the child of Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Anne GIGUERE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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

Agathe married Louis PARENT 25 June 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Louis PARENT was born 29 September 1767 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louis died 8 July 1854 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louis was the child of Louis PARENT and Thérèse FORCIER.

Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE died 24 October 1844 in Yamaska, 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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