Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER

(b. 27 March 1794 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. abt. 1880 , Massena, New York, USA )

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Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER was born 27 March 1794 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER was the child of Antoine PRIEUR and Therese CHANTELOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois PRIEUR and Elisabeth SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL (maternal) Antoine CHANTELOIS dit LATULIPLE and Ursule POIRIER dite DESLOGES

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Josephte (Josette) married Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis/Alexander LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE was born May 31, 1790 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Alexis/Alexander died abt. 1875 in Canton, New York, USA. Alexis/Alexander was the child of Joseph LEGROS dit LAVIOLETTE and Josephte LALONDE.

Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER died abt. 1880 in Massena, 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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Josephte (Josette) PRIEUR dite ST LÉGER/ST LEDGER married

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

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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