Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

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8 August 1768 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 July 1866 , Rivière-au-Renard, Canada

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Julien LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR Francoise CARON

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Born: 8 August 1768 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Julien LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Francoise CARON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR , Francoise-Marguerite DURAND

Maternal grandparents: Etienne CARON , Genevieve TONDREAU

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Etienne married Marie CHICOINE 26 August 1793 in Restigouche, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CHICOINE was born 17 March 1776 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Marie was the child of Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie DAVID.

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died 10 July 1866 in Rivière-au-Renard, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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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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Marie CHICOINE
Marriage date: 26 August 1793
Marriage place: Restigouche, Québec, Canada

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Marie CHICOINE was the child of Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie DAVID

Children of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie CHICOINE

Benoni FRANCOEUR

Born: abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose RINFRET 7 August 1833

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Birth — 1768
8 August 1768
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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.