Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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abt. 1772 , Québec Province, Canada

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Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Madeleine TOUTANT

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Born: abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother: Madeleine TOUTANT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS , Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TOUTANT , Françoise LESIEUR

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Madeleine married François MASSÉ 20 February 1792 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . François MASSÉ was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR.

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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François MASSÉ
Marriage date: 20 February 1792
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
François MASSÉ was the child of Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ and Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR

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1792 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and François MASSÉ 20 February 1792, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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