Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME

(b. abt. 1680 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 August 1715 , Louiseville, Canada, New France )

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Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME was born abt. 1680 in Québec Province, Canada

Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne LAFOND dit PEPIN and Marie BOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Julien married Simone BLANCHET 10 January 1701 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Simone BLANCHET was born 30 May 1677 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Simone died 18 November 1762 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Simone was the child of René BLANCHET and Marie SEDILOT.

Julien LESIEUR dit DUHAIME died 17 August 1715 in Louiseville, 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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