Jean-Baptiste
LEVEILLE dit LOCAS
(b.
30 June 1735
,
Lachenaie, Canada, New France
d.
17 April 1787
,
Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LOCAS was born 30 June 1735 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LOCAS was the child of Pierre-Laurent LEVEILLE and Barbe PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent-Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE and Marie-Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Antoine PARENT and Marie-Barbe TRUDELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Rose VAUDRY 12 January 1761 in Mascouche, Canada . Marie-Rose VAUDRY was born 11 October 1743 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Rose died 23 October 1761 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Rose was the child of Gabriel VAUDRY and Agnes FORGET.
Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LOCAS died 17 April 1787 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, 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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