Francoise
GELINAS dite LACOURSE
(b.
abt. 1719
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
10 February 1751
,
Maskinongé, Canada, New France
)
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Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLISpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francoise married Antoine COURCHESNE 27 November 1741 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine COURCHESNE was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine died 5 June 1793 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE and Marguerite LAFOND.
Francoise GELINAS dite LACOURSE died 10 February 1751 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Francoise 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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