Jean
THIBODEAU dit LACROIX
(b.
abt. 1723
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
13 November 1811
,
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
)
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Jean THIBODEAU dit LACROIX was born abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada
Jean THIBODEAU dit LACROIX was the child of Joseph THIBODEAU and Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre THIBODEAU and Anne BOURG (maternal) Guillaume BOURGEOIS and Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Anne PELLERIN abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne PELLERIN was born 1 May 1729 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne died 13 February 1808 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Anne was the child of Charles PELLERIN and Madeleine ROBICHAUD.
Jean THIBODEAU dit LACROIX died 13 November 1811 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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