François
CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE
(b.
21 October 1775
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
16 July 1861
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
)
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François CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 21 October 1775 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
François CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was the child of Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) François BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Rosalie MARTEL 26 November 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Rosalie MARTEL was born 15 April 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Rosalie died 28 September 1858 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Rosalie was the child of Michel MARTEL and Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA).
François CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE died 16 July 1861 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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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