Jean-Francois
BILLY dit COURVILLE
(b.
14 September 1714
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
26 December 1759
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE was born 14 September 1714 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE was the child of Jean Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE and Marguerite VIENS JEAN VIVIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE) (maternal) Vivien JEAN and Catherine GATEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Francois married Madeleine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL 14 November 1740 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL was born 11 May 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine was the child of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU.
Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE died 26 December 1759 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Francois 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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