Alexis
LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE
(b.
26 April 1721
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
17 May 1786
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 26 April 1721 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY 19 August 1748 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 3 October 1726 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Josephte died 11 December 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL.
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE died 17 May 1786 in Saint-Ours, Province of 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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