Regis
LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE
(b.
23 May 1790
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 August 1853
,
Yamachiche, Canada East
)
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Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was born 23 May 1790 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was the child of François LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Pelagie CORBIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Marie-Anne PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY (maternal) Joseph CORBIN and Madeleine CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Regis married Scholastique TOUSIGNANT 28 January 1811 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Scholastique TOUSIGNANT was born 4 January 1784 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Scholastique died 8 April 1867 in St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada. Scholastique was the child of François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephe GELINAS.
Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE died 28 August 1853 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Regis 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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