Germain
LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
(b.
2 May 1774
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
24 January 1851
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
)
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Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 2 May 1774 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Francoise-Marguerite DURAND (maternal) François-Joseph THIBAULT (THIBEAULT) and Claire JEAN dite ST-PIERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Germain married Geneviève COLLIN (COLIN) 9 February 1795 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève COLLIN (COLIN) was born 30 September 1773 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Geneviève was the child of Jacques COLLIN (COLIN) and Geneviève LEMIEUX.
Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died 24 January 1851 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Germain appear below.
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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