Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born

18 November 1801 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

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Born: 18 November 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Parents of Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Father

Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA

Grandparents of Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Catherine CAILLÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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

Josette married Alexis HOUDE 31 January 1826 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Alexis HOUDE was born 18 October 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX married

Alexis HOUDE
Marriage date: 31 January 1826
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Alexis HOUDE was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Alexis HOUDE and Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Moise (Moyse) HOULE

Born: abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Edouard CLAIR HOUDE

Born: 12 January 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Alexis CLAIR HOUDE

Born: abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 August 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Onesime CLAIR HOUDE

Born: 6 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1801
18 November 1801
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

1826 Marriage / Partner
Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX and Alexis HOUDE 31 January 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 24 years old.

Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX - 1826 marriage

1826 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1829 Birth of Child
Edouard CLAIR HOUDE was born 12 January 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josette was 27 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Onesime CLAIR HOUDE was born 6 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Josette was 31 years old.

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