Antoine
LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
24 December 1729
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
14 February 1812
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 24 December 1729 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE 25 February 1759 in Québec Province, Canada . Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE was born 25 April 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite died 23 August 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Jacques LEFEBVRE dit LABAY and Marguerite LANIEL dite DESROSIERS.
Antoine married (2) Geneviève BENOIT 30 March 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BENOIT was born 30 September 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Geneviève died 29 January 1831 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Geneviève was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL).
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 14 February 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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