Jacques LUCAS dit LEPINE

(b. abt. 1630 , France d. 12 September 1659 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois

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Jacques LUCAS dit LEPINE was born abt. 1630 in France

Jacques LUCAS dit LEPINE was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Françoise CAPEL 9 November 1653 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise CAPEL was born abt. 1626 in France. Françoise died 20 April 1699 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).

Jacques LUCAS dit LEPINE died 12 September 1659 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .

son of Martin Lucas and Renee Hebert

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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