François DOLBEC dit DUFRESNE

(b. abt. 1648 , France d. 1 May 1728 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France )

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François DOLBEC dit DUFRESNE was born abt. 1648 in France

François DOLBEC dit DUFRESNE was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1675.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Anne MASSÉ 19 August 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne MASSÉ was born 9 January 1658 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 9 November 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MASSÉ and Marie PINET DE LACHESNAY.

François DOLBEC dit DUFRESNE died 1 May 1728 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.

son of Jacques Dolbec and Colette Delonde

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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
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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