Helene
LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
(b.
27 February 1702
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
d.
12 July 1778
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 27 February 1702 in L'Islet, Canada, New France
Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS and Marie-Françoise-Charlotte BELANGERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helene married Pierre ST-PIERRE 24 November 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1683 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 19 December 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT.
Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 12 July 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Helene 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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