Marie-Anne
LECLERC dite FLEURENT
(b.
30 September 1703
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
24 April 1774
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT was born 30 September 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT was the child of Florent LECLERC and Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Florent LECLERC and Marie GENDRE (maternal) Jacques AUBUCHON dit LE LOYAL and Marguerite ITASSE (ITAS)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Louis PROVENCHER 2 July 1725 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louis PROVENCHER was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 10 December 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Louis was the child of Louis PROVENCHER and Simone MASSÉ.
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite FLEURENT died 24 April 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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