Catherine
COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY)
(b.
23 June 1710
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
22 December 1740
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Catherine COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY) was born 23 June 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France
Catherine COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY) was the child of Pierre COUSSY dit LAFLEUR (COURCY) and Françoise MASSARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas MASSARD and Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME 3 February 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste RHÉAUME was born 3 June 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste died 8 May 1739 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Maurice RHÉAUME and Marie-Anne VIVIER.
Catherine COUSSY dite LAFLEUR (COURCY) died 22 December 1740 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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