Elisabeth
LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS
(b.
11 March 1742
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
26 July 1798
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 11 March 1742 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD and Marie-Josephte FRIGON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (maternal) Jean-François FRIGON and Madeleine MOREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Francois GAUTHIER 22 November 1762 in Yamachiche, Canada . Francois GAUTHIER was born 7 February 1728 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Francois died 19 April 1813 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Francois was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER and Marie-Catherine HAMEL.
Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 26 July 1798 in Yamachiche, 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)
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