Maurice
AVERTY dit LEGER
Born
10 December 1631
,
Angers, France
Died
8 March 1724
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
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Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER was born 10 December 1631 in Angers, France
Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER
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Maurice was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.
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Maurice married Marie CHERLOT 25 April 1685 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CHERLOT was born 21 March 1671 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie died 3 June 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie was the child of Jean CHERLOT DES MOULINS (CHURLOT) and Jeanne MANSION.
Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER died 8 March 1724 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France.
son of Léger Averty and Mathurine Boyrel
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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)
Family and Children of Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER
Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER married 
Marie CHERLOT
Marriage date: 25 April 1685
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie CHERLOT was the child of Jean CHERLOT DES MOULINS (CHURLOT) and Jeanne MANSION
Marie CHERLOTMarriage date: 25 April 1685
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie CHERLOT was the child of Jean CHERLOT DES MOULINS (CHURLOT) and Jeanne MANSION
Children of Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER and Marie CHERLOT
Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGERBorn: 5 April 1686, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre VERDON 6 November 1702 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
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1631 Birth 10 December 1631
Angers, France
1685 Marriage / PartnerMaurice AVERTY dit LEGER and Marie CHERLOT 25 April 1685, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
He was 53 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER was born 5 April 1686, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Maurice was 54 years old.
1688 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie CHERLOT died 3 June 1688, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1702 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER married 6 November 1702, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Pierre VERDON
1724 Death 8 March 1724
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 92.
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