Marie-Amable
LECLERC dite BLONDIN
(b.
3 November 1737
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
d.
9 August 1786
,
St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
)
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Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN was born 3 November 1737 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite 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):
Marie-Amable married Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis VOLIGNY was born abt. 1730 in France. Louis died 3 August 1817 in St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN died 9 August 1786 in St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, 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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