Joseph-Louis
LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER
(b.
abt. 1705
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
22 January 1770
,
Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was born abt. 1705 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER was the child of Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU) (maternal) Joachim GIRARD and Marie HALAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Louis married Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE 15 November 1728 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE was born 12 October 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève died 17 October 1785 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON.
Joseph-Louis LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER died 22 January 1770 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, 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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