Geneviève
LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS
(b.
4 February 1748
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
15 May 1802
,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 4 February 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Geneviève LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Louise LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (maternal) Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Francois DUPAUL 16 November 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois DUPAUL was born 1 December 1744 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Francois died 4 May 1814 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada. Francois was the child of Augustin DUPAUL and Ursule BOUVIER.
Geneviève LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 15 May 1802 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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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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