Madeleine-Genevieve
LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX
(b.
15 November 1726
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
21 June 1765
,
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 15 November 1726 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LEMAITRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine-Genevieve married Joseph-Marie LAMY 10 February 1749 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph-Marie LAMY was born 21 March 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Joseph-Marie died 1 January 1764 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph-Marie was the child of Etienne LAMY and Marguerite BLAIS.
Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX died 21 June 1765 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Lamy Joseph-Marie
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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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