Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER

(b. 10 December 1631 , Angers, France d. 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 was the child of ? and ?

Maurice was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

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

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 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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