Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR

(b. abt. 1708 , Paris, France d. 18 July 1790 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR was born abt. 1708 in Paris, France

Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR was the child of ? and ?

Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1743.

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

Nicolas married Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER 6 March 1743 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER was born 06 June 1707 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Cecile died 23 November 1789 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Cecile was the child of Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT and Anne THIBAULT.

Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR died 18 July 1790 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Nicolas Magny dit Ladouceur and Barme Dumesny

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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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