Joseph
LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
Born
19 September 1766
,
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
30 July 1853
,
Saint-Henri, Canada East
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Born: 19 September 1766 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Mother:
Marie-Claire THIBAULT
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
, Francoise-Marguerite DURAND
Maternal grandparents:
François-Joseph THIBAULT (THIBEAULT)
, Claire JEAN dite ST-PIERRE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Rose JEAN 5 July 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose JEAN was born 24 September 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rose died 13 November 1832 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Rose was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephe DUBE.
Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died 30 July 1853 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 
Marie-Rose JEAN
Marriage date: 5 July 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Rose JEAN
Marie-Rose JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephe DUBE
Marie-Rose JEANMarriage date: 5 July 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Rose JEANMarie-Rose JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephe DUBE
Children of Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Rose JEAN
Marie-Olive LECLERC dite FRANCOEURBorn: 12 July 1799, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 28 March 1865, St-Georges de Windsor, Canada
Died: 28 March 1865, St-Georges de Windsor, Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste CARON 24 August 1819 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
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Birth — 176619 September 1766
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage / PartnerJoseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Rose JEAN 5 July 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1799 Birth of ChildMarie-Olive LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 12 July 1799, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 32 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildMarie-Olive LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 24 August 1819, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Jean-Baptiste CARON
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Rose JEAN died 13 November 1832, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.Death — 185330 July 1853
Saint-Henri, Canada East
He died at the age of 86.
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