Jacques-Alexis FLEURY dit DESCHAMBAULT

(b. abt. 1645 , France d. 31 March 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jacques-Alexis FLEURY dit DESCHAMBAULT was born abt. 1645 in France

Jacques-Alexis FLEURY dit DESCHAMBAULT was the child of ? and ?

Jacques-Alexis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.

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

Jacques-Alexis married Marguerite CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) 19 November 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) was born 30 May 1643 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 13 November 1705 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Eleonore GRANDMAISON.

Jacques-Alexis married (2) Marguerite-Renee DENIS 9 July 1708 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Marguerite-Renee DENIS was born 29 June 1656 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite-Renee died 1 February 1722 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite-Renee was the child of Pierre DENIS DE LARONDE and Catherine LENEUF.

Jacques-Alexis FLEURY dit DESCHAMBAULT died 31 March 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jacques Fleury-Deschambault and Perrine Gabard

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Occupation

Jacques-Alexis FLEURY dit DESCHAMBAULT was a bailiff, king’s attorney then royal judge at Montreal, founder of Deschambault.

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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