Abraham-Francois
LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
(b.
8 May 1778
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
5 July 1865
,
Saint-Fabien, Canada East
)
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Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born 8 May 1778 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Geneviève LAURENDEAU (maternal) Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham-Francois married Marie-Modeste THIBAULT 24 November 1812 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT was born 15 December 1785 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Modeste died 23 February 1832 in Saint-Fabien, Québec, Canada. Marie-Modeste was the child of Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE.
Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER died 5 July 1865 in Saint-Fabien, 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)
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