Jean-Francois
LECLERC dit BLONDIN
(b.
24 September 1735
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
d.
8 February 1799
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*
)
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Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 24 September 1735 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN was the child of Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Michelle BOUTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC and Marie-Claire LOISEAU (maternal) Antoine BOUTON and Marthe FRECHETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Amable LEMAITRE dite LOTTINVILLE 26 October 1761 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . Amable LEMAITRE dite LOTTINVILLE was born 4 January 1742 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Amable died 11 November 1779 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Amable was the child of Pierre LEMAITRE and Marie-Anne DECELLES dite DUCLOS.
Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN died 8 February 1799 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* .
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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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