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Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 18 November 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine CAILLÉ (maternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josette married Alexis HOUDE 31 January 1826 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Alexis HOUDE was born 18 October 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Alexis was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.
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)
Family and Children of Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX
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Alexis HOUDE-- Date: 31 January 1826 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Alexis HOUDE was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis HOUDE and Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX:
Moise (Moyse) HOULE (b.abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Edouard CLAIR HOUDE (b.12 January 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )
Alexis CLAIR HOUDE (b.abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 August 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
Onesime CLAIR HOUDE (b.6 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. , )
Alexis HOUDE-- Date: 31 January 1826 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Alexis HOUDE was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis HOUDE and Josette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX:
Moise (Moyse) HOULE (b.abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Edouard CLAIR HOUDE (b.12 January 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , ) Alexis CLAIR HOUDE (b.abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 August 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada ) Onesime CLAIR HOUDE (b.6 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. , )
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1801 Birth 18 November 1801
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
1826 Marriage / PartnerJosette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX and Alexis HOUDE 31 January 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
She was 24 years old.
1826 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1829 Birth of ChildEdouard CLAIR HOUDE was born 12 January 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Josette was 27 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildOnesime CLAIR HOUDE was born 6 March 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Josette was 31 years old.
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