Louis
LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL
(b.
14 December 1763
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 February 1821
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Louis LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL was born 14 December 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL was the child of Jean LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL and Louise-Charlotte TRUILLIER dite LACOMBE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean TRULIER (TRULLIER) dit LACOMBE and Marie-Anne BROSSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Agathe HUS COURNOYER 11 January 1796 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe HUS COURNOYER was born 22 April 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe was the child of Joseph HUS COURNOYER and Agathe THIBERT.
Louis LEROUX dit PROVENÇAL died 4 February 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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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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