Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

(b. 11 June 1724 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1759 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

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Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 11 June 1724 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was the child of Philippe DUBOIS and Thérèse BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME (maternal) Denis BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Jeanne MIVILLE

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Nicolas married Marguerite HUARD 15 July 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite HUARD was born 31 May 1722 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN.

Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 23 February 1759 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE married

Marguerite HUARD-- Date: 15 July 1749 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marguerite HUARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUARD and Angélique JOURDAIN

Children of Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite HUARD:

Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE (b.1 October 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1816, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Jean THOMASSIN 18 May 1778 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jacques LAFRANCE dit DUBOIS (b.18 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1838, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte GAUTHIER 10 October 1785 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1724 Birth
11 June 1724
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite HUARD 15 July 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 1 October 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Nicolas was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Jacques LAFRANCE dit DUBOIS was born 18 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Nicolas was 31 years old.