Jean-Romain
ASSELIN dit BELLEFLEUR
(b.
abt. 1724
,
France
d.
12 May 1777
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Romain ASSELIN dit BELLEFLEUR was born abt. 1724 in France
Jean-Romain ASSELIN dit BELLEFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Romain married Marie-Anne BETOURNE (BETOURNAY) 24 May 1762 in Saint-Constant, Canada . Marie-Anne BETOURNE (BETOURNAY) was born 17 November 1729 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne died 31 January 1809 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BETOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Marguerite DUPUIS.
Jean-Romain ASSELIN dit BELLEFLEUR died 12 May 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Pierre Asselin and Marie Jeanne Manegre
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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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