Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT

Born

abt. 1651 , France

Died

21 May 1711 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1651 in France

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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, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine died 15 March 1752 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . 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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Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT married

Marie-Catherine FLEURY
Marriage date: 2 March 1699
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine FLEURY was the child of François FLEURY and Marie-Jeanne GILLES

Children of Jean PROULX dit CLÉMENT and Marie-Catherine FLEURY

Jean-François PROULX dit CLÉMENT

Born: 10 January 1700, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Suzanne LEDUC 29 April 1729 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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PROULX/ PROUX - alterations of PROU, from 'prou' regional form of Old French 'preu' from the code of chivalry, meaning 'valiant, wise, expert'. Nickname given to someone who has these qualities or, ironically, would benefit from developing them.

Jean-Baptiste Proulx-Preaux-Clément was born around 1651 in Vertou, Brittany. Son of François Proulx and Martine Fermière, he married Marie-Catherine Fleury (25), daughter of François Fleury and Marie-Jeanne Gilles, on March 2, 1699 in Quebec. From their union 5 children were born. He lives in Charlesbourg. He died on May 21, 1711 in Charlesbourg and was buried there the next day. His widow marries in second marriage, Nicolas Boiré, on May 30, 1712 in Charlesbourg. She died in her turn on March 15, 1752 in Sainte-Geneviève (Pierrefonds).

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