Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS

(b. abt. 1789 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 July 1834 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS was born abt. 1789 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS was the child of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) and Françoise BOURGET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie LECOUR and Marie-Anne SAMSON (maternal) Pierre BOURGET and Marie-Ursule CARRIER

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Michel married Angelique LECOURS 28 January 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique LECOURS was born abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angelique died 2 March 1824 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Angelique was the child of Joseph LECOUR dit BARRAS (LECOURS) and Angelique CHAREST.

Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS died 19 July 1834 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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