Jean-Baptiste
FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE
(b.
7 April 1764
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 June 1820
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was born 7 April 1764 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE and Angelique LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT and Marie-Catherine PINARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-Joachim LOISEAU and Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Francoise DUGUAY 25 August 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise DUGUAY was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise was the child of Joseph DUGUAY and Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT.
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE died 20 June 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
m. Duguay Francoise
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Occupation
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was a terrien.
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was a terrien.
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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