Alexis
JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS
(b.
13 July 1765
,
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 October 1809
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was born 13 July 1765 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS was the child of Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis-Joseph GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GENDRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Josephte DROGUE dite LAJOIE 14 July 1788 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte DROGUE dite LAJOIE was born 3 July 1767 in Saint-Charles-de-la-Rivière-Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Josephte died 15 March 1826 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROGUE dit LAJOIE and Marie LEMOINE dite JASMIN.
Alexis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS died 17 October 1809 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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