Jean
LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
(b.
11 December 1671
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
21 May 1734
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
)
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Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born 11 December 1671 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Ursule ARCULARSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Reine MESNY abt. 1695 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Reine MESNY was born 25 June 1675 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Reine died 15 March 1750 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Reine was the child of Étienne MESNY and Catherine LAÎNÉ.
Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER died 21 May 1734 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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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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