Basile
LEGROS dit LECOMPTE
(b.
27 July 1757
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
11 January 1827
,
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
)
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Basile LEGROS dit LECOMPTE was born 27 July 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Basile LEGROS dit LECOMPTE was the child of Jacques LEGROS and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE and Charlotte TURPIN (maternal) Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Rose LALONDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile married Archange-Marie DAOUST 24 November 1783 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange-Marie DAOUST was born 24 June 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Archange-Marie died 11 February 1821 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Archange-Marie was the child of Guillaume DAOUST and Marie-Catherine HUNAULT.
Basile LEGROS dit LECOMPTE died 11 January 1827 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Basile appear below.
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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