Nicolas
DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE
(b.
11 June 1724
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
23 February 1759
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 11 June 1724 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was the child of Philippe DUBOIS and Thérèse BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME (maternal) Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Jeanne MIVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marguerite HUARD 15 July 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite HUARD was born 31 May 1722 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN.
Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 23 February 1759 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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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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