Geneviève
LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
22 April 1732
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
4 November 1776
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 22 April 1732 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 11 September 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX was born 12 November 1727 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph died 3 April 1817 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC.
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX died 4 November 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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