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Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR was born 3 October 1748 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR was the child of Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Judith CHAPUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne ALARIE (maternal) Nicolas CHAPUT and Angélique LOISELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Leonard married Felicite CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 14 June 1773 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Felicite CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite died 25 December 1777 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Felicite was the child of François CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Catherine-Therese JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.
Leonard married (2) Madeleine RICHARD 20 September 1779 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine RICHARD was born 10 August 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine died 27 March 1821 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER.
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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