Louis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

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7 December 1751 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Louise LEMAY

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Born: 7 December 1751 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother: Louise LEMAY

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

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEMAY , Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Louis married Josette (Josephe) TOUTANT 20 November 1780 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Josette (Josephe) TOUTANT was born 19 October 1743 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josette (Josephe) was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR.

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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Josette (Josephe) TOUTANT
Marriage date: 20 November 1780
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette (Josephe) TOUTANT was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR

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Birth — 1751
7 December 1751
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1780 Marriage / Partner
Louis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Josette (Josephe) TOUTANT 20 November 1780, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 28 years old.

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