Francois
LEFEBVRE dit LEMERISE
(b.
9 November 1785
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 December 1845
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
)
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Francois LEFEBVRE dit LEMERISE was born 9 November 1785 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois LEFEBVRE dit LEMERISE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Anne CAYA 18 September 1815 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne CAYA was born 25 June 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Anne died 22 March 1840 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).
Francois LEFEBVRE dit LEMERISE died 7 December 1845 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
son of Joseph Lefebvre dit Lemerise and Josephte Pothier
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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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