Jean-Gabriel
BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR
(b.
10 September 1719
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
18 November 1803
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was born 10 September 1719 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR was the child of Henri BELISLE dit LAMARRE and Jeanne ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent ARCHAMBAULT and Anne COURTEMANCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Gabriel married Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY 30 October 1747 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth GUYON dite DUTILLY was born 21 February 1727 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth died 23 April 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON dit DUTILLY and Marie-Catherine TETREAU (TETREAULT).
Jean-Gabriel BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR died 18 November 1803 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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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