Louis
CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE
(b.
16 October 1773
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
26 June 1859
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
)
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Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE was born 16 October 1773 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE was the child of Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) François BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marguerite JANELLE 7 November 1808 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite JANELLE was born 23 January 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite died 27 February 1859 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON.
Louis CHÈVREFILS dit BÉLISLE died 26 June 1859 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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