Alexis
BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER
(b.
5 July 1777
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 February 1841
,
Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER was born 5 July 1777 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER and Elisabeth PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PROVENCHER and Jeanne LEFEBVRE (maternal) Joseph PROULX and Marie-Angélique ALLARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN 13 October 1800 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique GUEVIN dite LIEVIN was born 4 December 1777 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Angelique died 4 June 1846 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Angelique was the child of Clement FOURNIER dit LIEVIN and Marie-Catherine HOUDE.
Alexis BELLEVILLE dit PROVENCHER died 20 February 1841 in Nicolet, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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