Jean
BLEAU dit ALEXANDRE
(b.
24 May 1727
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
17 February 1786
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean BLEAU dit ALEXANDRE was born 24 May 1727 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean BLEAU dit ALEXANDRE was the child of Alexis BLEAU and Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit LAFERRIÈRE (CHARON) and Anne D'ANNEVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne LACASSE 17 May 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LACASSE was born 26 July 1739 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 19 July 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.
Jean BLEAU dit ALEXANDRE died 17 February 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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