Josephte
LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
13 June 1799
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
d.
30 October 1878
,
Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada
)
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Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 13 June 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN (maternal) François-Joseph LAFOND and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Michel BOISVERT 10 May 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BOISVERT was born 3 July 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Michel was the child of Michel BOISVERT and Marie-Veronique LEMAIRE.
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX died 30 October 1878 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Josephte 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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