Cécile
LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN
(b.
9 September 1688
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
7 May 1759
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
)
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Cécile LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN was born 9 September 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Cécile LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Cunegonde GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GERVAIS and Anne ARCHAMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cécile married Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT 4 June 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT was born 6 October 1683 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Baptiste died 21 May 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Laurent ARCHAMBAULT and Catherine-Marie MARCHAND.
Cécile LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN died 7 May 1759 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
Details of the family tree of Cécile 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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