Marie Anne LEROY dite AUDY

(b. 7 May 1673 , Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1727 , Kingston, Ulster County, Crown Colony of New York )

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Marie Anne LEROY dite AUDY was born 7 May 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie Anne LEROY dite AUDY was the child of Simeon ROY dit AUDY and Claude DESCHALETS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DESCHALETS (DESCHALAS) and Jacquette CHEVALEREAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie Anne married Hugo FREER 7 June 1690 in New Paltz, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Hugo FREER was born 1 July 1668 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Hugo died abt. 1727 in New Paltz, New York, USA.

Marie Anne LEROY dite AUDY died abt. 1727 in Kingston, Ulster County, Crown Colony of New York .

daughter of Simeon Leroy and Claude Des Chalets

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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)

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