Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE

(b. 2 September 1836 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada d. , )

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Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE was born 2 September 1836 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FELSQUE and Julie MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FELSQUE (FILSCH) and Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (maternal) François MOREAU and Madeleine TROTTIER

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Esther married Isidore BOURGUIGNON 19 September 1853 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isidore BOURGUIGNON was born abt. 1830 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Isidore was the child of Isaac BOURGOIN dit BOURGUIGNON and Julie ARCHAMBAULT.

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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Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE married

Isidore BOURGUIGNON-- Date: 19 September 1853 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada East
Isidore BOURGUIGNON was the child of Isaac BOURGOIN dit BOURGUIGNON and Julie ARCHAMBAULT

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Children of Isidore BOURGUIGNON and Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE:

Isaac BOURGUIGNON (b.abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Césarie PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1836 Birth
2 September 1836
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

1853 Marriage / Partner
Esther FELSQUE dite DECOSTE and Isidore BOURGUIGNON 19 September 1853, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 17 years old.

Added: 1/23/2020 10:50:52 AM - Updated: 1/23/2020 11:40:06 AM