Marie-Josephte
LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN
(b.
19 November 1746
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
9 January 1817
,
Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN was born 19 November 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Marie-Josephte QUESNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Laurent DAGENAIS 18 January 1768 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Laurent DAGENAIS was born 21 November 1739 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Laurent died 22 November 1816 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Laurent was the child of Laurent DAGENAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle BRIGNON.
Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN died 9 January 1817 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte 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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