Louis LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX

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abt. 1627 , Paris, France

Died

2 May 1683 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1627 in Paris, France

Father: Unknown

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Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Louis married Catherine FERRE 4 November 1667 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FERRE was born abt. 1629 in Paris, France.

Louis LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX died 2 May 1683 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France .

son of Mathurin Lefebvre and Anne Lefrancois

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Louis LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX married

Catherine FERRE
Marriage date: 4 November 1667
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Children of Louis LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Catherine FERRE

Jacques LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1669, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LEBLANC dite LABRIE 20 July 1694 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Catherine FERRE 4 November 1667, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)