Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

(b. abt. 1752 , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 October 1839 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES (maternal) Jean-François DESROSIERS and Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

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

Joseph married Monique LAFOND 9 January 1775 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique LAFOND was born 29 December 1756 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Monique died 5 November 1815 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Monique was the child of Antoine LAFOND and Marie-Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 27 October 1839 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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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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