Jean-Baptiste
LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS
(b.
24 January 1743
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
d.
2 August 1825
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 24 January 1743 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne CARDINAL 16 November 1767 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne CARDINAL was born 15 November 1746 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Suzanne died 11 August 1834 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Suzanne was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE.
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 2 August 1825 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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