Joseph
LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE
(b.
13 October 1698
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
6 September 1769
,
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was born 13 October 1698 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE was the child of Nicolas-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit LATAILLE and Marie-Louise DUCLOS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François DUCLOS and Jeanne CERISIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Jeanne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN 22 November 1724 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Jeanne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 10 December 1697 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Jeanne died 18 July 1776 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD.
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE died 6 September 1769 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, 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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