Louis-Toussaint
CAILLE dit LECLAIR
(b.
1 November 1836
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
21 September 1906
,
Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
)
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Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR was born 1 November 1836 in Québec Province, Canada
Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR was the child of Joseph-Moyse CAILLÉ and Marie-Rosalie BELLEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAILLÉ and Marie-Louise-Rose CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE (maternal) Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE and Charlotte HAMELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Toussaint married Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER 20 November 1857 in Cornwall, Canada West . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER was born 9 October 1838 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac). Marie-Delphine died 20 October 1897 in Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Marie-Delphine was the child of Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE.
Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR died 21 September 1906 in Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, 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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