Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT

(b. abt. 1651 , France d. 21 May 1711 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT was born abt. 1651 in France

Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT was the child of ? and ?

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

Jean married Marie-Catherine FLEURY 2 March 1699 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine FLEURY was born 12 May 1673 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Catherine died 15 March 1752 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Catherine was the child of François FLEURY and Marie-Jeanne GILLES.

Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT died 21 May 1711 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Proulx and Martine Fermiere

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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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