Geneviève
LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
(b.
21 April 1797
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
d.
9 April 1843
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
)
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Geneviève LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 21 April 1797 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Geneviève LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Geneviève COLLIN (COLIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT (maternal) Jacques COLLIN (COLIN) and Geneviève LEMIEUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Joseph JEAN 23 January 1815 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JEAN was born 16 March 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 18 January 1854 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Michel JEAN and Marie-Françoise CARON.
Geneviève LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 9 April 1843 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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