Joseph LEVASSEUR dit BELISLE

Born

Died

abt. 1851 , Québec, Canada East

Joseph married Madeleine MALBOEUF abt. 1824 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MALBOEUF was born abt. 1799 in Québec Province, Canada. Madeleine died abt. 1851 in Québec Province, Canada.

Parents & Family of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit BELISLE

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possibly the son of Jean Gabriel Belisle and Marie Elizabeth Guyon

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit BELISLE

Joseph LEVASSEUR dit BELISLE married

Madeleine MALBOEUF
Marriage date: abt. 1824
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit BELISLE and Madeleine MALBOEUF

Alexandre BELISLE

Born: 28 December 1830, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Mathilde FAVREAU 2 February 1852 Place: Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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