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François LAFRANCE dit BELLE was born abt. 1718 in France
François LAFRANCE dit BELLE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Felicite died 13 June 1803 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Felicite was the child of Daniel FREGEAU and Anne PAUZÉ.
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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Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE-- Date: abt. 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE was the child of Daniel FREGEAU and Anne PAUZÉ
Children of François LAFRANCE dit BELLE and Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE:
Françoise BELLE (b.5 October 1753, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1816, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste MARTIN 22 August 1775 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE-- Date: abt. 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE was the child of Daniel FREGEAU and Anne PAUZÉ
Children of François LAFRANCE dit BELLE and Marie-Felicite FREGEAU dite LAPLANCHE:
Françoise BELLE (b.5 October 1753, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1816, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )m. Jean Baptiste MARTIN 22 August 1775 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
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1753 Birth of ChildFrançoise BELLE was born 5 October 1753, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
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