Elisabeth-Therese
PILON dite LAFORTUNE
(b.
21 March 1728
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
d.
6 November 1758
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Elisabeth-Therese PILON dite LAFORTUNE was born 21 March 1728 in Repentigny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Therese PILON dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT (maternal) Julien LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FAFARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth-Therese married Antoine MALARD dit DESLAURIERS 6 June 1757 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Antoine MALARD dit DESLAURIERS was born 31 May 1725 in St-Martin, Sartrouville, Paris, France. Antoine died 27 September 1801 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).
Elisabeth-Therese PILON dite LAFORTUNE died 6 November 1758 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
m. Malard Antoine
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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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