Regis-Francois
LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS
(b.
22 January 1741
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
26 March 1787
,
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was born 22 January 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit LATAILLE and Marie-Louise DUCLOS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MORAND dit GRIMARD and Elisabeth DUBOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Regis-Francois married Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN 5 March 1764 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 9 June 1741 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Catherine died 19 February 1809 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Catherine was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER.
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS died 26 March 1787 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Regis-Francois 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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