Joseph-Antoine
LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
(b.
18 February 1734
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
12 March 1819
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 18 February 1734 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Anne THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Antoine married Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 1 February 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS was born 21 October 1728 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephte died 20 January 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE.
Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 12 March 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
m. Robidas Marie-Josephte
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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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