Charles
MAUFAY dit LECLERC
(b.
abt. 1686
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
26 July 1761
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Charles MAUFAY dit LECLERC was born abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada
Charles MAUFAY dit LECLERC was the child of André MAUFAY and Marie-Madeleine DESORCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MAUFAY and Marie DUVAL (maternal) Michel DESORCY and Françoise HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Thérèse GREGOIRE 26 April 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse GREGOIRE was born 7 January 1691 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Thérèse died 26 November 1749 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Thérèse was the child of François GREGOIRE and Mathurine BELANGER.
Charles MAUFAY dit LECLERC died 26 July 1761 in Québec Province, 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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