Alexis
HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE
(b.
6 October 1710
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
5 April 1787
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 6 October 1710 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) and Marie-Denise DAMANÉ (maternal) Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX 21 May 1740 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was born 7 February 1716 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jeanne-Marie-Anne died 23 January 1775 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jeanne-Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE died 5 April 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
alternate birth 1 JUN 1710 in Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.
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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