Françoise
BOURGAULT dite LACROIX
(b.
22 May 1765
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 August 1841
,
Contrecœur, Canada East
)
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Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 22 May 1765 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was the child of François BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) (maternal) Antoine EMERY dit CODERRE and Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise married Alexis GERVAIS 20 October 1783 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis GERVAIS was born 15 November 1756 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Alexis died 20 May 1828 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Alexis was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE.
Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 15 August 1841 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Françoise 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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