Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE

(b. 19 November 1811 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. , )

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Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was born 19 November 1811 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was the child of Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Scholastique TOUSIGNANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Pelagie CORBIN (maternal) François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephe GELINAS

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

Regis married Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 11 February 1839 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Joseph MIVILLE DITE DESCHÊNES and Euphrosine LORD.

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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Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE married

Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 11 February 1839 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Joseph MIVILLE DITE DESCHÊNES and Euphrosine LORD

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Children of Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Rosalie VILLEMURE (b.29 April 1848, Yamachiche, Canada East d. 17 September 1902, Sainte-Flore, Quebec, Canada)
m. Treffle RICARD 25 June 1872

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1811 Birth
19 November 1811
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

1839 Marriage / Partner
Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE and Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 11 February 1839, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

He was 27 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Rosalie VILLEMURE was born 29 April 1848, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Regis was 36 years old.

Added: 12/19/2023 4:51:41 PM - Updated: 12/19/2023 4:58:05 PM