Louis
PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
28 August 1793
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
,
Illinois, USA
)
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Louis PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN was born 28 August 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louis PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Suzanne DUFAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE (maternal) Pierre-Francois DUFAULT and Anne Suzanne COMEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 1 September 1812 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Desanges JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was born abt. 1798 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie Desanges was the child of Jean-Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Judith DEBLÉ.
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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