Antoine
LEPAGE dit MOLAIS
(b.
25 March 1736
,
Rimouski, Canada, New France
d.
20 March 1770
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine LEPAGE dit MOLAIS was born 25 March 1736 in Rimouski, Canada, New France
Antoine LEPAGE dit MOLAIS was the child of Paul LEPAGE and Catherine RIOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) René LEPAGE dit STE-CLAIRE and Marie-Madeleine GAGNON (maternal) Nicolas RIOUX and Louise ANCELIN (ASSELIN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Josephte CÔTÉ 14 May 1754 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte CÔTÉ was born 16 November 1730 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie-Josephte died 19 August 1787 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Marie-Josephte was the child of Gabriel CÔTÉ and Elisabeth BERNIER.
Antoine LEPAGE dit MOLAIS died 20 March 1770 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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