Marie-Anne
LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX
(b.
12 March 1758
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
26 November 1812
,
Champlain, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was born 12 March 1758 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Madeleine ARSENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) (maternal) Francois ARSENAULT and Marie-Angelique DESHAYESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Pierre TOUPIN 29 January 1774 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre TOUPIN was born 4 July 1754 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Pierre died 10 October 1803 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN and Elisabeth BEAUDOIN.
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX died 26 November 1812 in Champlain, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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