Joseph GALAISE dit LÉVEILLE

(b. 6 December 1762 , Boucherville, Canada d. 25 August 1834 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GALAISE dit LÉVEILLE was born 6 December 1762 in Boucherville, Canada

Joseph GALAISE dit LÉVEILLE was the child of Joseph GALAISE dit LÉVEILLE and Marie-Josephe VERONNEAU dite DENIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre VERONNEAU and Marie-Josephe DOYON dite LAFRAMBOISE

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Joseph married Charlotte LUSSIER 18 July 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte LUSSIER was born 15 October 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 5 September 1823 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Marie-Renee DUBOIS.

Joseph GALAISE dit LÉVEILLE died 25 August 1834 in Longueuil, 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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