Nicolas
LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER
(b.
11 February 1713
,
Grondines, Canada, New France
d.
20 January 1779
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER was born 11 February 1713 in Grondines, Canada, New France
Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER was the child of Antoine LÉCUYER and Marguerite GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine LÉCUYER and Anne RABADY (maternal) Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marguerite CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Catherine GERVAIS 5 February 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Catherine GERVAIS was born 30 September 1724 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 10 September 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE.
Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER died 20 January 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Nicolas 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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