Pierre
LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS
(b.
abt. 1713
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
30 December 1759
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada
Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin BÉNARD dit LAJEUNESSE and Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 30 September 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born 10 January 1720 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Anne-Clemence died 5 February 1758 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Anne-Clemence was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL.
Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 30 December 1759 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France.
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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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