François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE

(b. abt. 1658 , France d. 6 June 1683 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1658 in France

François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1678.

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

François married Marie COUTURE 12 September 1678 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie COUTURE was born 18 June 1658 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 22 July 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) and Anne ÉMARD.

François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE died 6 June 1683 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Leonard Vezier and Marie Haubert

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Occupation

François VEZIER (VESSIER) dit LAVERDURE was a Patissier.

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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