François
PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
10 December 1758
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
17 February 1834
,
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada
)
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François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN was born 10 December 1758 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFORESTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Suzanne DUFAULT 11 February 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne DUFAULT was born 18 January 1767 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Suzanne died 24 October 1830 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Suzanne was the child of Pierre-Francois DUFAULT and Anne Suzanne COMEAU.
François PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN died 17 February 1834 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
m. (2) Marie Therese Valin
15 November 1831
St-Césaire
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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