Josephte DEZIEL dite LABRECHE

(b. abt. 1770 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Josephte DEZIEL dite LABRECHE was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte DEZIEL dite LABRECHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEZIEL dit LABRECHE and Marie-Françoise GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dit LABRÈCHE and Catherine PAYET dite ST-AMOUR (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GINGRAS and Marthe PICHE

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

Josephte married Louis GUILBAULT 18 November 1788 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GUILBAULT was born 27 August 1763 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Louis was the child of Gabriel GUILBAULT and Charlotte MORIN.

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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