Jean-Baptiste
LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
(b.
10 June 1697
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1758
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 10 June 1697 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) 26 January 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine-Catherine was the child of Jean CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) dit LAGUIGNE and Marie-Anne HÉBERT.
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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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