Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

(b. 19 August 1725 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. , )

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Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 19 August 1725 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Jean-Nicolas DURAND and Marguerite HUOT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Ignace married Elisabeth FORTIN 27 October 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth FORTIN was born 25 August 1722 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Elisabeth died 24 March 1803 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Elisabeth was the child of Louis FORTIN and Anne BOSSE.

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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Elisabeth FORTIN-- Date: 27 October 1749 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Elisabeth FORTIN was the child of Louis FORTIN and Anne BOSSE

Children of Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth FORTIN:

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR (b.4 November 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1827, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-François THIBAULT 17 October 1768 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève LECLERC (b.abt. 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Augustin GENDRON 24 October 1774 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1725 Birth
19 August 1725
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Ignace LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth FORTIN 27 October 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 4 November 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Ignace was 25 years old.

Added: 2/21/2022 11:36:55 PM - Updated: 8/18/2022 1:20:30 PM