Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX

(b. 25 November 1753 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1789 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was born 25 November 1753 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was the child of François LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Jeanne ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) (maternal) Francois ARSENAULT and Marie-Angelique DESHAYES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL 1 July 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel was the child of Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE.

Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX died 2 October 1789 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX married

Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL-- Date: 1 July 1771 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE

Children of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX:

Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR 8 October 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1753 Birth
25 November 1753
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX and Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL 1 July 1771, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 17 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.