Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

(b. abt. 1648 , Paris, France d. 12 February 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born abt. 1648 in Paris, France

Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was the child of ? and ?

Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

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

Claude married Marie-Ursule ARCULAR 28 October 1669 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Ursule ARCULAR was born abt. 1651 in Paris, France. Marie-Ursule died 24 April 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).

Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER died 12 February 1690 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Lefebvre and Marie Verneuil

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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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