François
VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT
(b.
20 November 1679
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1760
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
)
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François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 20 November 1679 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was the child of François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY 24 December 1708 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY was born 7 April 1690 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and Suzanne RABOUIN.
François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT died abt. 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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