Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE

Born

May 31, 1790 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1875 , Canton, New York, USA

Age: 85

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Joseph LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE Josephte LALONDE

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Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE was born May 31, 1790 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Joseph LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Josephte LALONDE

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LEGROS and Genevieve LEROUX (maternal) Louis LALONDE and Louise PICARD

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Alexis/Alexander married Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER was born 27 March 1794 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Josephte (Josette) died abt. 1880 in Massena, New York, USA. Josephte (Josette) was the child of Antoine PRIEUR and Therese CHANTELOIS.

Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE died abt. 1875 in Canton, New York, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE married

Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER-- Place:
Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER was the child of Antoine PRIEUR and Therese CHANTELOIS

Children of Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER

Julia Ann LEGROS dite LAVIOLETTE (b.abt. 1817, , Upper Canada d. abt. 1880, , Ontario, Canada)
m. Franklin/Francis/Francois MARTIN

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