Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL

(b. 20 May 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

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Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 20 May 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL was the child of Rene LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Ursule DUBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET) (maternal) Jacques DUBEAU and Catherine BEDARD

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

Louis married Marie-Anne CHARPENTIER 18 August 1760 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada* . Marie-Anne CHARPENTIER was born 24 October 1723 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Anne died 19 November 1793 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Marie-Anne was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.

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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