Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE

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22 November 1678 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1720 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Antoine GROS dit LAVIOLETTE Jacqueline AUBRY

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Born: 22 November 1678 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GROS dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Jacqueline AUBRY

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Nicolas married Charlotte TURPIN 25 February 1713 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte TURPIN was born 12 July 1691 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte died 16 July 1767 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Charlotte was the child of Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN and Marie-Charlotte BEAUVAIS.

Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE died 26 December 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .

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Recorded occupation: Engage Ouest

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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Spouse & Children of Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE

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Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE married

Charlotte TURPIN
Marriage date: 25 February 1713
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Charlotte TURPIN was the child of Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN and Marie-Charlotte BEAUVAIS

Children of Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE and Charlotte TURPIN

Charlotte LEGROS

Born: abt. 1714, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 June 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel VILLERAY 27 November 1734 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jacques LEGROS

Born: 17 January 1720, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1786, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 8 January 1747 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1678
22 November 1678
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEGROS dit LECOMPTE and Charlotte TURPIN 25 February 1713, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

Death — 1720
26 December 1720
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 42.

1720 Birth of Child
Jacques LEGROS was born 17 January 1720, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Nicolas was 41 years old.

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