François-Xavier
SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR
(b.
12 June 1786
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
6 July 1832
,
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
)
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François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 12 June 1786 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was the child of Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Helene LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne CROTEAU (maternal) Gabriel LANGLOIS and Helene LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Xavier married Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE 23 February 1808 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE was born 15 August 1788 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Antoine FRECHETTE and Marie-Josephe FORTIER.
François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR died 6 July 1832 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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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