Marie-Françoise
LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
16 February 1742
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
3 October 1796
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 16 February 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES (maternal) Jean GAUTHIER and Angélique GENTESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU 4 May 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU was born 1 November 1738 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Gabriel died 16 May 1818 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marguerite CONSTANTINEAU.
Marie-Françoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX died 3 October 1796 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise 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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