Francois
LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS
(b.
25 August 1770
,
Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 June 1795
,
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
)
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Francois LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 25 August 1770 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Francois LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Ursule SABOURIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Rose BRAZEAU (maternal) Pierre SABOURIN and Marie-Josephe PILONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Genevieve ROBILLARD 24 February 1794 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve ROBILLARD was born 21 September 1778 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Genevieve died 30 July 1854 in Ile-Bizard, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Joseph ROBILLARD and Marguerite LALONDE.
Francois LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 15 June 1795 in Vaudreuil, 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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