Jean-Joseph
CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE
(b.
6 February 1742
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
2 January 1834
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was born 6 February 1742 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE and Geneviève PAILLARD (PAILLE) (maternal) René MESSIER and Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Joseph married Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST 19 November 1766 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST was born 6 November 1747 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Élisabeth died 28 May 1829 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Élisabeth was the child of François BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS.
Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE died 2 January 1834 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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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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