François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

(b. abt. 1773 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 January 1823 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada

François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABRECHE dit DÉZIEL and Marie-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN (maternal) Claude LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ and Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

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François married Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 20 January 1794 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 9 November 1775 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Françoise was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON.

François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE died 19 January 1823 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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