Alexandre (Alexis)
LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
2 February 1811
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
d.
14 January 1842
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East
)
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Alexandre (Alexis) LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 2 February 1811 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Alexandre (Alexis) LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine CAILLÉ (maternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre (Alexis) married Rosalie FONTAINE 18 October 1831 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rosalie FONTAINE was born 26 August 1815 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Rosalie died 17 March 1902 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas). Rosalie was the child of Louis FONTAINE and Josephte BOISVERT.
Alexandre (Alexis) LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 14 January 1842 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East.
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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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