Jacques
LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE
Born
abt. 1720
,
France
Died
19 July 1801
,
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1720 in France
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Jacques married Madeleine GOSSELIN 30 September 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GOSSELIN was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 22 October 1768 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Pierre GOSSELIN and Marie-Françoise CARUEL.
Jacques LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE died 19 July 1801 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Jacques LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE
Jacques LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE married 
Madeleine GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 30 September 1748
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine GOSSELIN was the child of Pierre GOSSELIN and Marie-Françoise CARUEL
Madeleine GOSSELINMarriage date: 30 September 1748
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine GOSSELIN was the child of Pierre GOSSELIN and Marie-Françoise CARUEL
Children of Jacques LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE and Madeleine GOSSELIN
François LEVESQUEBorn: 15 April 1765, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
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Married: Marie-Amable CHAGNON 28 September 1789 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1748 Marriage / PartnerJacques LEVESQUE dit LAFRANCE and Madeleine GOSSELIN 30 September 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1765 Birth of ChildFrançois LEVESQUE was born 15 April 1765, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1768 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine GOSSELIN died 22 October 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Marriage of ChildFrançois LEVESQUE married 28 September 1789, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Amable CHAGNON
Death — 180119 July 1801
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
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