Francois
FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE
(b.
abt. 1726
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
20 August 1755
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
)
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Francois FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada
Francois FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François FOUCAULT and Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST) (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 8 January 1748 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . 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.
Francois FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE died 20 August 1755 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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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