Geneviève DUCEPPE dite LAFLEUR

(b. abt. 1755 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Geneviève DUCEPPE dite LAFLEUR was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève DUCEPPE dite LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre DUCEPPE dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Genevieve BEAUCHAMP and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BEAUCHAMP and Geneveive SÉGUIN

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

Geneviève married Antoine GAGNON 2 March 1778 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine GAGNON was born abt. 1742 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 16 July 1798 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Pierre-Jean GAGNON and Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD.

Geneviève married (2) Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU 22 February 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU was born abt. 1758 Jean Baptiste was the child of Charles Alexis THIBODEAU and Anne Marie MELANÇON (MELANSON).

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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