Louis
GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE
(b.
5 January 1668
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
12 May 1715
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE was born 5 January 1668 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) 11 November 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) was born 20 October 1674 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne died 27 November 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) and Marie-Reine CHARPENTIER.
Louis married (2) Marie-Angélique BÉLAND 24 July 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique BÉLAND was born 19 March 1683 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Angélique died 19 April 1772 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) and Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN).
Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE died 12 May 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
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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